Out of sight burbankite
- Resource Type
- Brief Communication
- Authors
- Broom-Fendley, Sam
- Source
- Nature Geoscience. 17(4):284-284
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1752-0894
1752-0908
Burbankite is a rare sodium carbonate mineral that is easily dissolved away in its host igneous rocks. Its formation and dissolution can help concentrate rare earth elements that are vital for a low-carbon future, as Sam Broom-Fendley explains.