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Platinum is an extremely rare metal, [26] occurring at a concentration of only 0.005 ppm in Earth's crust. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] Sometimes mistaken for silver, platinum is often found chemically uncombined as native platinum and as alloy with the other platinum-group metals and iron mostly.
Pokémon Diamond Version [a] and Pokémon Pearl Version [b] are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2006. They are the first installments in the fourth generation of the Pokémon video game series. They were first released in Japan on September 28, 2006, and ...
MS Sea Diamond was a cruise ship operated by Louis Hellenic Cruise Lines. She was built in 1984 by Valmet , Finland for Birka Line as Birka Princess . The ship ran aground near the Greek island of Santorini 5 April 2007, and sank the next day leaving two passengers missing and presumed dead.
Mischmetal (various rare earth elements) Terfenol-D (terbium, dysprosium, and iron), a highly magnetostrictive alloy used in portable speakers such as the SoundBug device; Ferrocerium (cerium, iron) Neodymium magnets, another strong permanent magnet; SmCo ; used for permanent magnets in guitar pickups, headphones, satellite transponders, etc.
Moissanite (/ ˈ m ɔɪ s ə ˌ n aɪ t /) [5] is naturally occurring silicon carbide and its various crystalline polymorphs.It has the chemical formula SiC and is a rare mineral, discovered by the French chemist Henri Moissan in 1893.
Almost all baryonic matter in the universe is composed of elements (among rare exceptions are neutron stars). When different elements undergo chemical reactions, atoms are rearranged into new compounds held together by chemical bonds. Only a few elements, such as silver and gold, are found uncombined as relatively pure native element minerals.
For its 40th anniversary in 2008, Hot Wheels celebrated the making of its four billionth car with the production of a diamond-studded model worth US$140,000. It had 2,700 diamond chips, a total of almost 23 karats, and was cast in white gold, with rubies serving as taillights. [37] In 2009, Series 5 has 30 models.
ABO and Rh blood type distribution by country & dependency (population averages) Country/Dependency Population [1] O+ A+ B+ AB+ O− A− B− AB− Albania [2] 3,074,579