Citations & Restrictions

Guidance for citing information:

Please cite information obtained from the Rare Earth Databases as “National Energy Technology Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Rare Earth Element Database, website https://edx.netl.doe.gov/ree-cm/ accessed on (insert date)”.

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