Why are they called “Rare Earth Magnets”?
Rare Earth Magnets get their name because they are composed of elements that were considered rare when the periodic table was being established. At that time no scientists had yet discovered these missing elements so they were called the “rare earths”. Paradoxically it was later discovered that these elements are not rare and they are not earthy, the missing elements were found to be metals. Among them was Neodymium which is a primary element of the magnets used in the Dynomighty Magnetic Jewelry line.
Rare Earth Magnets get their name because they are composed of elements that were considered rare when the periodic table was being established. At that time no scientists had yet discovered these missing elements so they were called the “rare earths”. Paradoxically it was later discovered that these elements are not rare and they are not earthy, the missing elements were found to be metals. Among them was Neodymium which is a primary element of the magnets used in the Ever-Together Magnetic Jewelry line.
