Geologists discover new path to rare earth mineral formation; implications for green energy and tech industries
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Vegetation appears red, grassland is light brown, rocks are black, and water surfaces are green. By considering how water containing REEs interacted with calcite, a mineral that is ubiquitous in nature and often present in hydrothermal environments, the team discovered a new pathway by which bastnäsite formed. Image: NASA.
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