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The 47 pages that link to Rare-earth element, each with the reason it gives.

• LanthanideNarrower topic: The broader rare-earth grouping includes lanthanides alongside scandium and yttrium.

• Critical mineralsCompared with: Rare earths are a specific element group; only some jurisdictions classify all or some as critical.

• Lanthanide contractionNarrower topic: Lanthanide contraction shapes the properties of the wider group that includes these elements.

• PhosphorRelated: Rare-earth ions such as europium and terbium are common phosphor activators.

• FluoriteRelated: Trace rare-earth ions can contribute to fluorite’s color and luminescence.

• Phosphate rockRelated: Some phosphate rocks contain rare-earth elements that can be recovered as by-products.

• YttriumNarrower topic: Yttrium is grouped with rare earths because its chemistry resembles that of the lanthanides.

• MonaziteNarrower topic: Rare-earth elements occupy the key metal sites in monazite's chemical formula.

• LanthanumNarrower topic: Lanthanum belongs to the rare-earth group despite being relatively abundant in Earth's crust.

• Neodymium magnetNarrower topic: Neodymium is a rare-earth element whose supply affects magnet production.

• Phosphate miningRelated: Some phosphate deposits and processing residues contain rare earth elements whose recovery is being investigated.

• Rare-earth magnetNarrower topic: These elements supply the distinctive magnetic moments in rare-earth magnets.

• Rare-earth separationNarrower topic: These are the elements that separation processes isolate from mixed feeds.

• ScandiumNarrower topic: This classification groups scandium with elements that share related geological and chemical behavior.

• Carl Gustaf MosanderNarrower topic: Their close chemical similarity made Mosander’s separations unusually difficult.

• ErbiumNarrower topic: Erbium is classified as a rare-earth element, a group often found together in ores.

• Fiber laserRelated: Rare-earth ions such as ytterbium and erbium provide the gain.

• Metal (chemistry)Broader topic: These metals enable specialized magnets, phosphors, and electronic materials.

• BastnäsiteNarrower topic: Bastnäsite concentrates several light rare-earth elements in its mineral structure.

• Carl Auer von WelsbachNarrower topic: Auer's separation addressed a recurring problem of distinguishing closely related rare-earth elements.

• DysprosiumNarrower topic: Dysprosium belongs to this group and shares its difficult separation chemistry.

• MischmetalNarrower topic: Their similar chemistry makes separating the constituents of mischmetal difficult.

• NeodymiumNarrower topic: Neodymium’s economic and supply story is part of the broader rare-earth industry.

• GadoliniumNarrower topic: Gadolinium’s discovery belongs to the long effort to separate closely related rare-earth elements.

• YtterbiumNarrower topic: Ytterbium belongs to this broader group and shares its difficult separation chemistry.

• YtterbyNarrower topic: Many elements identified from Ytterby minerals belong to this chemical group.

• EuropiumNarrower topic: Europium belongs to this group, whose similar chemistry makes separation difficult.

• HolmiumNarrower topic: Holmium belongs to this chemically similar group despite the misleading implication of the name.

• Paul Émile Lecoq de BoisbaudranNarrower topic: Samarium and dysprosium belong to the difficult-to-separate elements he studied.

• Phosphate mineralRelated: Monazite and other phosphates can serve as sources of rare-earth elements.

• PromethiumNarrower topic: Promethium belongs to the rare-earth group despite being exceptionally scarce in nature.

• FerroceriumNarrower topic: Cerium and related elements form the characteristic reactive component of ferrocerium.

• Gas mantleRelated: Rare-earth chemistry supplied oxides that improved mantle brightness and durability.

• LutetiumNarrower topic: Lutetium is grouped with rare earths despite being scarce and difficult to separate.

• SamariumNarrower topic: Samarium is classified as a rare-earth element despite being more abundant than the name suggests.

• Per Teodor CleveNarrower topic: Their close chemical similarities made Cleve’s separations unusually difficult.

• ThuliumNarrower topic: Thulium belongs to the lanthanide subset of this broader element group.

• Calcium sulfideRelated: Rare-earth dopants can alter the color and efficiency of calcium sulfide luminescence.

• Goldschmidt classificationRelated: Rare-earth patterns trace lithophile element behavior in rocks and planetary materials.

• PraseodymiumNarrower topic: Praseodymium belongs to the rare-earth group, whose members often occur together in ores.

• BaotouNarrower topic: Baotou is a major center for mining and processing these elements.

• Igneous differentiationBroader topic: Rare-earth patterns help identify minerals controlling melt evolution.

• Monazite geochronologyRelated: Their substitution patterns influence monazite chemistry and help identify growth domains.

• Period 6 elementRelated: Most rare-earth elements belong to period 6 and underpin magnets, optics, and electronics.

• AllaniteRelated: These elements occupy major cation sites in allanite’s structure.

• Group 3 elementNarrower topic: Group 3 elements overlap with this chemically defined family.

• Rare-earth barium copper oxideRelated: The RE site is occupied by a rare-earth element, most often yttrium or a lanthanide.