Bastnaesite-Rare Earth Ore (IMAGE)

U.S. Geological Survey

Bastnaesite-Rare Earth Ore

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Bastnaesite (the reddish parts) in Carbonatite. Bastnaesite is an important ore for rare earth elements, one of the mineral commodities identified as most at-risk of supply disruption by the USGS in a new methodology.

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Scott Horvath, USGS

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