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rare earth

noun as in rare-earth element

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But Joanna Magnusson was one of the rare Earth women who had come out with her husband, twenty years ago.

In 1797 Ekeberg showed that gadolinite contained another rare earth, which was given the name yttria.

The rare earth metals are found in the minerals gadolinite, samarskite, fergusonite, euxenite and cerite.

The first of the rare earth minerals was discovered in 1794 by J. Gadolin and was named gadolinite from its discoverer.

These crude earths, yttria and ceria, have supplied most if not all of the “rare earth” metals.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rare earth, such as: base metal, native metal, noble metal, oxide, precious metal, and rare-earth metal.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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