[Rockhounds] Do you have any Rare Earth minerals in your collection?

[Tim Jokela Jr.]

Bah, rare earths are neither rare nor are they earths. The doomsday folks 
have been making all sorts of claims about what we're going to run out of in 
the next ten years. Same old baloney.

T

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kreigh Tomaszewski" <Kreigh at tomaszewski.net>
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
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Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 12:57 AM
Subject: [Rockhounds] Do you have any Rare Earth minerals in your 
collection?


> The media focuses on oil today, but mining is still important to our 
> current way of life. The electronics industry is based on rare earth 
> doping of silicon to make computers, TVs, and the internet possible.
>
> Some people are paying attention and note that we are running out of 
> supplies of the rare earth minerals that make our current technology 
> possible. Some estimates say we will run out within ten years...
>
> http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0806/ref.shtml
>
> If you don't have any rare earth minerals in your collection, you might 
> want to look for some now, before they become unaffordable.
>
> Kreigh
>
>
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