Rare earth

Rare earth may refer to:

• Rare-earth elements, a group of elements on the periodic table
• Rare-earth mineral, a mineral substantively composed of these elements
• Rare-earth magnet, a type of magnet that employs rare earth elements to increase effectiveness
• Rare Earth hypothesis, the theory that complex life in the universe is exceptionally rare
• as a proper noun:
  • Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe, a book by Peter Ward and Donald E. Brownlee
  • Rare Earth (band), an American musical group
  • Rare Earth Records, a subsidiary of Motown Records which produced rock music

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