Abstract
THE fifteen rare earths, together with actinium, yttrium and scandium, represent 20 per cent of the stable elements. Their properties are less known than those of the other elements mainly owing to the difficulties in their isolation.
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LEDERER, M. Separation of Rare-Earth Elements. Nature 176, 462–463 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176462a0
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