Processing the ores of rareearth elements | MRS Bulletin
WEBMar 21, 2022 · Geology, deposit types, and ore minerals. There are more than 200 minerals that contain REE. 7,8 The most common rareearth minerals are monazite and bastnäsite (Figure 1a–b and Table II).Monazite exists as a group of arsenates, phosphates, and silies, but the primary REEbearing monazite is a complex phosphate. 5 Bastnäsite, .