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Mithril is a fictional metal found in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. It is described as resembling silver , but being stronger and lighter than steel . It was used to make armour, such as the helmets of the citadel guard of Minas Tirith , and ithildin alloy, used to decorate gateways with writing visible only by starlight or moonlight.
Mithril is a fictional metal from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings. Mithril or mythril may also refer to: Mythril, a metal in Terraria; Mithril (band), a Celtic music / World music quartet; Mithril (Full Metal Panic!), fictional paramilitary organization in Full Metal Panic! series; Mithril Capital Management, founded by Peter Thiel
Gold miners excavate an eroded bluff with jets of water at a placer mine in Dutch Flat, California sometime between 1857 and 1870.. The modern form of hydraulic mining, using jets of water directed under very high pressure through hoses and nozzles at gold-bearing upland paleogravels, was first used by Edward Matteson near Nevada City, California in 1853 during the California Gold Rush. [3]