Today on Getting Stoned, I have my friend, Brian Griffo and we are going to chat about Monazite and rare earth elements. Brian is the founder and editor of Uncharted Invest which covers long-term investing trends and we are going to talk about Monazite, rare earth elements, and more. Brian’s background as a technical director at National Geographic and is also an early Tesla investor influenced his work.
Monazite is a rare phosphate mineral that often occurs in small isolated grains---usually as an accessory mineral in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Think granite and gneiss.
Geology.com noted that monazite is part of several solid-solution series with other minerals. Monazite is also the name of a group of monoclinic phosphate and arsenate minerals that share traits of crystal structure and composition. Geology.com has a list of minerals
- NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage noted that Monazite is one of the highest-valued rare earth-bearing minerals in the world and that it's made up of 50%-60% of total rare earth oxides. "22% to 24% is neodymium-praseodymium oxide, an REE that is vital to producing the powerful permanent magnets used in multiple applications, including EVs, wind turbines, electronics and more."
If you need to contact Brian you can reach him at editors@unchartedinvest.com or directly on Twitter.

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