"Rare Earth Elements and Their Minerals" ed. by Michael Aide, Takahito Nakajima

This book describes the recent evolution of rare earth elements and their mineralogy, both natural and synthetic analogues. Authors review and document rare earth element chemistry in the aqueous environment and the petrology of the rare earth element-bearing mineral Allanite.

Synthetic rare earth minerals and their applications is a rapidly evolving discipline important to medicine, advanced digital technologies, and solid-state physics. Authors report on the synthesis of a macrocyclic gadolinium complex and also gadolinium complexes and their applications in medicine. Authors present compelling advances in gadolinium isotopes and oxides as substrates for induced excitation and luminescent material sciences.


Contents
1.Review and Assessment of Organic and Inorganic Rare Earth Element Complexation in Soil, Surface Water, and Groundwater
2.Allanite from Granitic Rocks of the Moldanubian Batholith (Central European Variscan Belt)
3.An Efficient Route for Synthesis of Macrocyclic Gadolinium Complexes and Their Role in Medical Applications
4.Current Clinical Issues: Deposition of Gadolinium Chelates
5.Application of the Gadolinium Isotopes Nuclei Neutron-Induced Excitation Process
6.Gd2O3: A Luminescent Material