rare earth element

ID: skos/Commodity/MIN4EU/rareEarthElement

Item class: Concept

Label (en): rare earth element

Label (hu):

Definition (en): As defined by IUPAC, a rare earth element (REE) or rare earth metal is one of a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table, specifically the fifteen lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium. Scandium and yttrium are considered rare earth elements because they tend to occur in the same ore deposits as the lanthanides and exhibit similar chemical properties. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_earth_element

Definition (hu):

Concept scheme: Commodity

Broader concept: MIN4EU list of commodities