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devadiva | 11:46 Sun 11th Mar 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Rare white metallic mineral that consists of mercury and silver (7) ?M?L?A?. I keep coming up with amalgam but that can't be right can it?
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it seems right - amalgam-used in dentistry
11:57 Sun 11th Mar 2007
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The Mineral MOSCHELLANDSBERGITE
Chemistry: Ag2Hg3, Silver Mercury (silver amalgam)
12:00 Sun 11th Mar 2007
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To be used in dentistry seems to negate "Rare" - that has been my only thought so far - any further suggestions gratefully received
12:01 Sun 11th Mar 2007
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TeeGee I have just checked the formula on Google and it is correct - many thanks for the confirmation
12:04 Sun 11th Mar 2007
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I think what has happened is the term amalam has been taken from the rare element and used as a generic term for any mixture of mercury. I remember mixing something with mercury to make fillings when I worked as a dental nurse (my friend says in 1802)
15:50 Sun 11th Mar 2007

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