source:Murdoch UniversityProdigious siblings can be annoying. All too often, they steal the spotlight and cast behind them an infuriating shadow of achievement and high expectation. The same is true in mineralogy, where some minerals have long existed in the shadow of their illustrious kin.For instance, when asked to name a phosphate mineral enriched in rare earth elements (REEs, lanthanum to lutetium, yttrium and scandium), most geoscientists will say monazite (REEPO)—a global superstar of geochronology, nuclear waste storage and critical rare earth element mineralization that forms across ma...
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source:ACS PublicationsRare earth elements (REEs) are critical for modern technologies but are rarely recycled, with less than 1% recovered from waste products. Yttrium, a key component in fluorescent lamps and light emitting diodes, poses particular recycling challenges despite its high concentration in such materials. Here, we present an innovative bioleaching approach for yttrium recovery using the fermented tea beverage Kombucha in the context of science communication and outreach. Kombucha contains organic acid producing microorganisms, which can mobilize yttrium from a model phosphor mix...
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Synthesis of Mixed Anion Rare Earth Sulfate Fluorides LnSO4F·H2O (Ln = Nd, Tb, Dy, and Ho) and LnSO4F (Ln = Tb, Dy, and Ho) source:ACSPublicationSingle crystals of the mixed anion rare earth sulfate fluorides LnSO4F·H2O (Ln = Nd, Tb, Dy, and Ho), monoclinic space group P21/n, were prepared via an HF-free mild hydrothermal synthesis. Furthermore, the LnSO4F (Ln = Tb, Dy, and Ho) phases, orthorhombic space group Pnma, were obtained via the thermal decomposition of LnSO4F·H2O (Ln = Tb, Dy, and Ho). While the LnSO4F·H2O (Ln = Nd, Tb, Dy, and Ho) phases are isostructural, t...
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source:SMALL CAPSAlligator Energy (ASX: AGE) has identified multiple uranium anomalies and some rare earth potential in analysis of results from its 2024 exploration program in the Alligator Rivers uranium province (ARUP) in Australia’s Northern Territory.The vast program covered the Nabarlek North (NN) and Tin Camp Creek (TCC) projects with drilling and soil sampling.The company is continuing with its structural and geological interpretation of the 2024 airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys in search of key features for reconnaissance in 2025.Positive sampling resultsAlligator completed 2...
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