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I thought the irony is that "rare" earth metals are not rare at all? It's just that no-one wants to mine them at great expense for little profit? (edit: are n
by ck2 2y ago
I thought the irony is that "rare" earth metals are not rare at all?
It's just that no-one wants to mine them at great expense for little profit?
(edit: are not, not are)
- breck 2y agoCorrect, the term is a misnomer. The Wikipedia page on "rare" earths is very interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare-earth_element https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare-earth_element
- ajmurmann 2y agoIt means the mineral wasn't cooked to a high internal temperature (sorry, I accept the downvotes in advance)
- pestatije 2y agowell done!