Rare Earth

Rare Earth Elements And Uses

Below you will find a list of rare earth elements and what they are used for. This is by no means the complete list as a lot of these rare earth elements are not really rare at all. They just have the REE handle. Hopefully this information will prove useful when investing in rare earth stocks.

Name Symbol Some End Uses
Cerium Ce Catalysts, Ceramics, Glasses, Misch Metal*, Phosphors and Polishing Powders
Dysprosium‡ Dy Ceramics, Phosphors and Nuclear Applications
Erbium‡ Er Ceramics, Glass Dyes, Optical Fibers, Lasers and Nuclear Applications
Europium‡ Eu Phosphors
Gadolinium‡ Gd Ceramics, Glasses, Optical and Magnetic Detection and Medical Image Visualization
Holmium‡ Ho Ceramics, Lasers and Nuclear Applications
Lanthanum La Automotive Catalysts, Ceramics, Glasses, Phosphors and Pigments
Lutetium‡ Lu Single Crystal Scintillators
Neodymium Nd Catalysts, IR Filters, Lasers, Permanent Magnets and Pigments
Praseodymium Pr Ceramics, Glasses and Pigments
Promethium Pm Phosphors and Miniature Nuclear Batteries and Measuring Devices
Samarium Sm Microwave Filters, Nuclear Applications and Permanent Magnets
Scandium Sc Aerospace, Baseball Bats, Nuclear Applications, Lighting and Semiconductors
Terbium‡ Tb Phosphors
Thulium‡ Tm Electron Beam Tubes and Medical Image Visualization
Ytterbium‡ Yb Chemical Industry and Metallurgy
Yttrium‡ Y Capacitors, Phosphors (CRT and Lamp), Radars and Superconductors