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Tag: strategic minerals

Repost: Guest Videos on Bismuth

December 23, 2019 BJ Deming

This element is on the critical mineral list, and not simply because it soothes an upset tummy. But bismuth is also a lot of fun.

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Repost: Guest Videos on Beryllium–A Strategic Mineral

December 16, 2019 BJ Deming

It’s tempting to call beryllium the “Clark Kent” of the periodic table’s group 2 elements: Beryllium is usually found in bertrandite or beryl crystals and

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Repost: Aluminum: A Critical Mineral

December 9, 2019 BJ Deming

Most residents of the United States think of foil, beverage cans, and recycling when we hear the word “aluminum” (or “aluminium”); then lots of other

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Guest Video: Critical/Strategic Minerals

May 28, 2018 BJ Deming

Recently the US government put together a list of the 35 minerals that it considers necessary for the security and economic welfare of the country.

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Guest Video: Vanadium

May 14, 2018 BJ Deming

This element was named after a Norse goddess of beauty because it comes in many colors, which chemists enjoy playing with: Hard to believe vanadium

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Graphite – A Strategic Mineral

August 26, 2014 BJ Deming

  What do Elizabethan cannons, your smartphone, #2 pencils, nuclear reactors, diamonds, and carbon nanotubes all have in common? Graphite – that’s what. Without it,

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