The future rocks: minerals that will shape our world
These rare-earth oxides are used as tracers to determine which parts of a watershed are eroding. Clockwise from top centre: praseodymium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium. Image courtesy of Peggy Greb, Agricultural Research Center, US Department of Agriculture.
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These rare-earth oxides are used as tracers to determine which parts of a... -
Dr John H DeYoung, director of National Minerals Information Center at USGS. -
Andrew Bloodworth, head of science for minerals and waste at the British... -
Rare elements contain a unique arrangement of electrons and are used in... -
In Mysterious Island, sci-fi pioneer Jules Verne hypothesises about the use... -
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Core sample from Hemerdon tungsten mine in Devon, UK, showing...
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