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Title: Rare earth speciality inorganic compounds

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OSTI ID:6462482

This paper is a comprehensive review of the rare earth elements which include the Group IIIA elements Sc, Y and the lanthanide elements La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu. It covers their abundances, electronic structure, ionic radii, energy levels, thermodynamic properties, optical applications, separation chemistry, markets and statistics, electronic and magnetic applications, as well as mineral ores that contain rare earths, mixed rare earth chemical, and special uses of Y/sub 2/O/sub 3/. 30 references.

Research Organization:
Ames Lab., IA (USA); Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames (USA). Rare-Earth Information Center
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
6462482
Report Number(s):
IS-M-314; CONF-810919-1; ON: DE81023776; TRN: 81-014056
Resource Relation:
Conference: Conference on speciality inorganic chemicals, Salford, UK, 10 Sep 1981
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English