• group-levelYttrium: reserves reported only at the rare-earth group level - USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries publishes rare-earth reserves by country only as a single rare-earth-oxide (REO) total, never split per element. The empty reserves table reflects that reporting grain; the aggregate REO reserves are available on the `rare_earths` rollup commodity.
• no dataNo commodity-decomposed recycling data - No USGS MCS Fig13 scrap rows. EU WEEE / battery EOL flows (Phase 6.1.1) are country-keyed only - see country profiles.
• datedMaterial-flow analysis is historical - All 45 material-flow records date to 2007 or earlier (Yale STAF era). They describe the anthropogenic cycle of that period, not today's system.
• datedEnvironmental footprint is dated - Cradle-to-gate intensity rows carry a 2008 inventory vintage (Nuss & Eckelman-era LCA). Current-process footprints are not yet in scope.
• narrowConsumption geography is single-economy (United States) - Reported consumption covers one economy only - the world usage split must be read from trade flows, not from a consumption table.

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