Phase equilibria and crystal structures of ternary compounds were determined in the systems Ce-Pd-B and Yb-Pd-B at 850 degrees C in the concentration ranges up to 45 and 33 at% of Ce and Yb, respectively, employing X-ray single crystal and powder diffraction. Phase relations in the Ce-Pd-B system at 850 degrees C are governed by formation of extended homogeneity fields, tau(2)-CePd8B2-x (0.10 < x < 0.48); tau(3)-Ce3Pd25-xB8-y (1.06 < x < 1.87; 2.20 < y < 0.05), and CePd3Bx (0