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MELTING POINT
BOILING POINT
DENSITY
technology to manufacture more natural
tooth prostheses for people who don’t
like amalgam fillings. Does it feel kind of
strange, knowing that almost all of the
minerals in our bodies are actually dif-
ferent kinds of metal? One fun fact is that
the nutrients known as vitamins often get
discussed together with minerals even
though they’re not really basic elements.
Vitamins are actually organic compounds!
Marble is also calcium
(calcium carbonate).
The most
common metal in
the human body
BFF
Beautiful
Seashells
Pearls
Wall plaster is
calcium, too!
Limestone
caves
Antifreezing
agents used on
roads in winter
Ca
2%