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Rare earth elements aren't actually rare.
by mupuff1234 4y ago
Rare earth elements aren't actually rare.
- defrost 4y agoNot exactly news. A HN worthy comment might expand on why they're called 'rare' and why they're hard (in the sense of effort and resources) to extract and deliver in a ready to use state. Any ideas?
- olddustytrail 4y agoIt seems to be news to a fair number of commentators here. It's a useful comment for every one of these discussions I think.
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- capableweb 4y ago> Because of their geochemical properties, rare earth elements are typically dispersed. This means they are not often found in concentrated enough clusters to make them viable to mine. It was the scarcity of these minerals that led to them being called rare earths. https://lynasrareearths.com/products/what-are-rare-earths/ https://lynasrareearths.com/products/what-are-rare-earths/