Terbium

(Terbium for example can sell for as much as ~$150 a pound.)

A Cloud in Every Silver Lining: The New Obstacle to a Green-Tech Revolution 2010

(Terbium for example can sell for as much as ~$150 a pound.)

Bill Chameides: A Cloud in Every Silver Lining: The New Obstacle to a Green-Tech Revolution 2010

Similarly, nanoparticles such as quantum dots (made by companies like Nanosys and Nanoco Group) are now being used in volume as an alternative to rare earth phosphors (Yittrium, Europium, and Terbium) in LEDs, flat panel displays, and lighting applications

Is Molycorp Really Worth $4.7B? - Seeking Alpha 2011

- NEC11-01: 235.22 m of 0.73% Nb2O5 and 0.43% TREO(i), -- including 54.13 m of 1.17% Nb2O5 and 0.46% TREO; and -- the identification of a significant zone of Middle and Heavy Rare Earth (MHREO) mineralization of between 25% degrees to 35% MHREO(i), with notable enrichment in Europium, Gadolinium, Terbium and Dysprosium, associated with the Elk Creek Niobium Deposit.

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Terbium, one of the pricey, heavy rare earths, is heavily used in fuel cells.

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Furthermore, Mountain Pass doesn't even have meaningful quantities of the Heavy REEs that are expected to be in tightest supply Dysprosium, Terbium, and Europium.

Is Molycorp Really Worth $4.7B? - Seeking Alpha 2011

(Terbium for example can sell for as much as ~$150 a pound.)

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Bill Chameides 2010

Terbium is one of the key ingredients in low-energy CFL light bulbs and it takes roughly one ton of neodymium for every megawatt of generating capacity a wind turbine has.

A Strategic Play In Strategic Minerals 2010

Terbium is a chemical element used to generate the color green on television screens.

News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2010

Terbium is key for low-energy light-bulbs that cut power costs by 40pc.

Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010