Rare earth elements

Critical Metals Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 312-339

  Wall, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deposit types; Rare earth elements (REE); REE applications; REE exploration; REE mines

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ORE DEPOSITS; RARE EARTHS;

BAYAN OBO; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH MELTING POINT; INNER MONGOLIA; MOUNTAIN PASS;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

EID: 85016143111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118755341.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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