In Pictures: Advanced tech conflict, China's rare earth stranglehold

Rare earth materials are used in many applications for their magnetic and other distinctive properties and include 17 elements with names such as lanthanum, lutetium, neodymium, yttrium and scandium. Here, a bastnaesite mineral containing rare earth from the United States is pictured next to cellphones, which use the minerals during manufacturing.

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