{"id":461,"date":"2021-05-11T11:15:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T10:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/innovation\/?post_type=exhibit2&p=461"},"modified":"2022-10-17T17:10:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T16:10:33","slug":"rare-earth-minerals-happy-families","status":"publish","type":"exhibit2","link":"https:\/\/curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org\/innovation\/ideas-studio\/rare-earth-minerals-happy-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Earth Minerals Happy Families"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Each of the cards in this Happy Families set represents an element of interest for given technology applications or metal class, including topical critical\u2019, strategic, and green energy metals. These have been allocated \u2018family\u2019 groups based on uses and characteristics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family groups are colour coded, but the name for each group is also given down the left hand side of the cards in order to avoid confusion. Chemical symbol, atomic number, electron arrangement and atomic weight are provided for each element, along with information about its discovery, important uses, and the minerals in which it is most commonly found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SoS RARE, a project supported by the Natural Environmental Research Council UK (NERC) SoS MinErals program, is a large interdisciplinary team carrying out research to better understand Rare Earth Element (REE) deposit types, and ensure REE are responsibly sourced. Research includes developing more efficient and environmentally-friendly ways to process REE deposits, and working on metrics to compare deposit characteristics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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