What Are Rare Earths? Material Logic of 17 Elements, an Application Map, and a Quick Guide to Aladdin Reagent Selection (Oxides/Salts/Metals/Standard Solutions/Dispersions)

“Rare Earth Elements (REEs)” commonly refers to the 15 lanthanides (La–Lu) plus yttrium (Y) and scandium (Sc)—17 elements in total. “Rare” does not mean “all of them have extremely low crustal abundance.” As a group, REEs are not exceptionally scarce; rather, they tend to occur ...