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To: ShadowAce

Ahhh, but terbium is one of the rarest of rare earth minerals


9 posted on 02/26/2025 6:29:14 AM PST by Wuli (qq)
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To: Wuli

The rarest rare Earth is Thulium (#69). It is also the most useless. The rare Earths tend to have similar chemical properties so a rare one like Thulium has little in the way of special properties . Typically another rare Earth can be used instead for less money.


32 posted on 02/26/2025 7:06:41 AM PST by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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