Rare Earth Metals (30)

The Rare Earth Metals are hardly rare at all. In fact, many of them are dirt common, but they were discovered late and people had trouble separating them. The name became established before people realized they weren't rare, and its a nice-sounding name so it stuck.

Click any element tile below to get the full entry for that element, or click on the sample picture to go directly to the description of that sample.

Text and images Copyright (c) 2010 by Theodore W. Gray.
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Lanthanum
Lanthanum
Cerium
Cerium
Praseodymium
Praseodymium
Neodymium
Neodymium
Promethium
Promethium
Samarium
Samarium
Europium
Europium
Gadolinium
Gadolinium
Terbium
Terbium
Dysprosium
Dysprosium
Holmium
Holmium
Erbium
Erbium
Thulium
Thulium
Ytterbium
Ytterbium
Lutetium
Lutetium
Actinium
Actinium
Thorium
Thorium
Protactinium
Protactinium
Uranium
Uranium
Neptunium
Neptunium
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