Geologists uncover secrets of predicting rare earth deposits – Australian Mining

Rare earth elements
University of Exeter researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered a hypothesis to predict where rare earth elements neodymium and dysprosium can be found.
Led by Frances Wall, who is from the universitys Camborne School of Mines, the scientists conducted experiments that showed sodium and potassium are key ingredients for making neodymium and dysprosium soluble, rather than chlorine or fluorine as previously thought.
This discovery is crucial, as it determines whether…

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