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| rare Earth comparison table | ||||||||
| Subject | has ocean residence time | has occurrence | has synthesis mechanism | has ocean oxidation state | is a kind of | has image | has lifetime | has ocean concentration | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cerium | 100 years | ocean | III | scavenged oceanic element | ![]()  | decreasing with depth | ||
| dysprosium | 300 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | ||
| erbium | 400 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | ||
| europium | 500 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | ||
| gadolinium | 300 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | ||
| holmium | 103 to 105 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | ||
| lanthanum | 200 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | ||
| lutetium | 4000 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | ||
| neodymium | 500 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | ||
| praseodymium | unknown | ocean | III | unclassified oceanic element | ![]()  | unknown | ||
| promethium | synthetic element | ![]()  | ||||||
| samarium | 200 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | ||
| terbium | 103 to 105 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | ||
| thulium | 103 to 105 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | ||
| ytterbium | 400 years | ocean | III | recycled oceanic element | ![]()  | increasing with depth | 
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