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Uncommon card · Science
Bastnäsite, an Uncommon card
The mineral bastnäsite is one of a family of three fluorocarbonate minerals, which includes bastnäsite- with a formula ofCO3F, bastnäsite- with a formula ofCO3F, and bastnäsite- with a formula ofCO3F.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 43
- Power
- 105
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 21,000
Power 105 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Bastnäsite quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bastnäsite card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Some of the ______ contain OH− instead of F− and receive the name of hydroxylbastnasite.
Answer
bastnäsites. Some of the bastnäsites contain OH− instead of F− and receive the name of hydroxylbastnasite. From the Bastnäsite article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Northern Thailand. Northern Thailand 66 · Bastnäsite 62 · Cynognathus 59 · Cell biology 56 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Cell biology. Cell biology 56,000 · Northern Thailand 31,000 · Bastnäsite 21,000 · Giant barrel sponge 16,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Some of the bastnäsites contain OH− instead of F− and receive the name of hydroxylbastnasite.
- Most bastnäsite is bastnäsite-, and cerium is by far the most common of the rare earths in this class of minerals.
- Bastnäsite and the phosphate mineral monazite are the two largest sources of cerium and other rare-earth elements.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bastnäsite article was read about 21,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 43: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Bastnäsite
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bastnäsite (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Kouame, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
