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Rhodium Is Earth's Rarest and Most Expensive Precious Metal
Want the numbers? Consider that today the price of rhodium is $14,000 per ounce, while gold is a mere $1,783 per ounce. Here's the scoop on this relatively unknown element and four other transition metals.
Other Transition Metals
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If phrases like "platinum status" and "going platinum" are to be believed, the precious metal is the best and baddest in all the land. But how elite …
Coming in at 27 on your periodic table is cobalt, an essential element in rechargeable batteries and jet engines. In 2018, the U.S. Department of …
Martin Frobisher thought he'd hit the jackpot. The year 1576 found this English explorer and legal pirate — he was sanctioned by the crown to plunder …
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