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THE RARE EARTHSIntroductionDiscoverySpecial CharacteristicsPropertiesReactivityApplicationsSummaryRESOURCES OF RARE EARTHSIntroductionCrustal AbundanceMineralsRare Earth DepositsResources and ReservesOccurrencesBy-products and Co-productsWorld Rare Earth Production and AvailabilityRare Earth Production PotentialNew ProjectsForecastSummaryRESOURCE PROCESSINGIntroductionMiningPhysical BeneficiationChemical TreatmentSeparation ProcessesSummaryREDUCTION OF RARE EARTH OXIDESIntroductionFundamentalsMetallothermyPreparation of Rare Earth ChloridesReduction of Rare Earth ChloridesPreparation of Rare Earth FluoridesReduction Of Rare Earth FluoridesOxide Reduction ProcessesNew Reduction ProceduresCarbothermic ReductionElectrolytic Production of Rare Earth MetalsRecovery of Rare Earth Metals as AlloysSummaryREFINING RARE EARTH METALSOrigin Of ImpuritiesMethods for Impurity RemovalPyrovacuum TreatmentsElectrorefiningUltrapurification MethodsZone RefiningSolid State ElectrotransportZone Refining and ElectrotransportIodide RefiningMiscellaneous ProcessesSummaryRARE EARTH MATERIALSMisch MetalRare-earth-Silicon-Iron AlloysRare-earth-Magnesium-Silicon AlloysRare-earth-Aluminum-Zinc AlloyYttrium-Aluminum AlloyPermanent Magnet MaterialsRE-Co Permanent MagnetsNeodymium-Iron-Boron MagnetsNanocomposite Permanent Magnet MaterialsTerfernol-DMagnetic RefrigerantsThin Film Deposition ProcessesLaNi5SuperconductorsSummaryA SOJOURN IN THE WORLD OF RARE EARTHSThe Periodic Table of ElementsRadiationLanthanide and Actinide ElementsProcessing Rare EarthsApplications of Rare EarthsMethods of Preparing Elemental and Compound of Rare EarthsConclusionReferenceSubject Index