Rare earths

General mineralogical-geochemical and analytical characteristics of (lanthanides and yttrium) are presented. It is pointed out that individual RE in complex chemical composition samples are successfully determined by physical methods of the analysis (emission spectral method, spark mass spectrometry method, neutron + activation analysis). RE sum determination is performed by spectrophotometric titrimetric or gravimetric methods. Principal methods of RE separation and concentration, methods of analytical samples dissolution are considered. Detailed descriptions of some specific techniques of determining rare earths in rocks, ores and minerals are presented