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The electronic configurations, physical and chemical properties and applications of rare earth elements, rare earth minerals and resources, as well as some chemical separation technologies of rare earth elements are discussed in this chapter.
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Zhang, J., Zhao, B., Schreiner, B. (2016). Rare Earth Elements and Minerals. In: Separation Hydrometallurgy of Rare Earth Elements. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28235-0_1
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