Raw materials for decarbonisation : the potential for rare earth elements in the UK

Shaw, Richard; Gunn, Gus; Lusty, Paul; Rayner, Deborah; Holbrook, Henry. 2020 Raw materials for decarbonisation : the potential for rare earth elements in the UK. British Geological Survey, 7pp. (Unpublished)

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Abstract/Summary

The rare earth elements (REE) are a group of 17 chemically similar metallic elements that include the 15 lanthanides, spanning atomic numbers 57 (lanthanum) to 71 (lutetium), together with scandium and yttrium. The REE are commonly divided into two groups: (1) the light rare earth elements (LREE), which include scandium and the elements lanthanum through to europium; and (2) the heavy rare earth elements (HREE), which include yttrium and the elements gadolinium through to lutetium. As refined metals the REE are typically lustrous, dark grey to silvery in appearance.

Item Type:	Publication - Report
Funders/Sponsors:	British Geological Survey
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed.
Additional Keywords:	rare earth elements
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	04 May 2023 16:43 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/534416

Item Type:

Publication - Report

Funders/Sponsors:

British Geological Survey

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed.

Additional Keywords:

rare earth elements

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences

Date made live:

04 May 2023 16:43 +0 (UTC)