CERIUM   Ce 58

A soft REE used as a catalyst in self cleaning ovens, catalytic converters and cracking for the petroleum industry.  Glass industry as a polisher and  coloring for ceramics industry.

LANTHANIUM   La 57

Use to produce high refractive glass and alkali-resistant glass, concrete reinforcing.  Hydrogen storage, as well as battery electrodes, flint, and camera lens.

NEODYMIUM  Nd 64

Use to produce smartphones, computers, super magnets, electric motors, sound systems, pure sunlight, welder masks and lasers.

PRASEODYMIUM  Pr 59

Used with Neodymium to create high powered magnets. Studio lighting for Motion picture industry, yellow glass and welder’s masks.

RUTHENIUM  Ru 44

Used to harden platinum and palladium and for increasing corrosion resistance for titanium by a hundred times.

YTTERBIUM Yb  70

Ytterbium has few uses. It can be alloyed with stainless steel to improve some of its mechanical properties and used as a doping agent in fiber optic cable. One of ytterbium’s isotopes is being considered as a radiation source for portable X-ray machines.

YTTRIUM   Y 39

Yttrium is the lightest of the rare earth elements. It is used in LED lighting, TV screens, electrodes and cathodes.  In lasers to cut through metal and in aluminum and magnesium as a super alloy.
A catalyst in petrochemicals, a treatment for liver cancer, and in camera lenses.

BISMUTH  Bi  83

Mostly used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.  Potable water systems and pigments are common applications.

COBALT  Co  27

Major use is high performance alloys.  Prosthetic parts, rechargeable batteries for cars, polymers, and historic cobalt blue.

LITHIUM  Li 3

Lithium has the distinction of being the lightest metal.  Is found in thermal springs and prescribed for depression and other mental disorders of bi-polar or manic aggression.  And forgetfulness, just remembered it’s used for batteries.

NIOBIUM   Nb  41

Used primarily to strengthen metals from aerospace to bridge spans.  Optics and electronics are key elements.

TANTALITE     Ta 73

Tantalum is a dark blue gray mineral easily fabricated and highly conductive of electricity and heat.  Having the fourth highest melting point among metals, and high resistance to corrosion, leads to its use in capacitors, mobile phones, computers and video games.

As a super alloy, tantalum is used in jet engine and missile parts, chemical refineries and heat exchangers, and vacuum tubes and furnaces.

Tantalums ability to form direct bonds to hard tissue and nonirritating, makes it the premier choice for medical implants.

TITANIUM  Ti 22

Has the highest strength to density of any mineral, thus used in aerospace, medical, and industrial applications. Corrosion resistant to sea water and chlorine.

VANADIUM   V 23

85% used to significantly harden steel, ever since the Model T days.  Used for bicycles, wheels, and axles.

GOLD   Au 79

Everyone seems to know what gold is and the many ways to use it.  From going shopping to burying in the backyard, to filling a Swiss Vault, we even use to mark our marriage partner.

PALLADIUM  Rh 45

Used in catalytic converters, is crucial in keeping our air environment cleaner.

PLATINUM  Pt 78

Platinum or white gold is highly valuable, with only a few hundred tons produced annually.  Is a noble metal and is remarkably resistant to corrosion.

RHODIUM  Rh 45

Rhodium is the rarest and most expensive of the precious metals.  Is a noble metal and the most reflective, so used over many jewelry metals and in the most expensive of elite items.

SILVER  Ag 47

Silver is a very useful metal in being highly ductile and easy to work.  Since it is pure in nature, it is one of the oldest materials for jewelry and coinage.  Conducting both heat and electricity, found from tea pots to electronics.

AMETHYST

Violet or lavender or purple, your choice! Regal crystals in a variety of sizes. (cuts) Available in natural geodes as well.

AQUAMARINES

Blue and Beautiful!  Various sizes and clarity and intensity.  Cut if necessary.

EMERALDS

Green and gorgeous!  Uncut stones, various sizes and color intensity.   Cut if necessary.

PARAIBA TOURMALINE  FIRE & WATER!

These stunning stones are in a Class of their own! The rarest gemstones in the world.

QUARTZ

Highest quality quartz with clear unfractured structure, available in Big Bags for full container.

TOPAZ

Topaz come in a variety of colors: smoky and blue being the most popular.  Uncut and reasonably priced, or lapidary available.

TOURMALINES  MULTI-COLORED AND MULTI-FACETED!

Uncut stones in a variety of colors and combinations.  Lapidary available.