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Business Insider reported an interview with geological consultant Anthony Mariano.
Business Insider reported an interview with geological consultant Anthony Mariano.
Anthony Mariano said:
Beach sand and river placer monazite occurs in plentiful supply in many countries outside of China. The rare earth oxide (REO) content of monazite is approximately 70 weight percent (wt%) and the distribution has a better intermediate REE content than bastnasite. Bastnasite is the world’s source at this time, and has been historically, for the light rare earth elements (LREEs).