Mineral of the month: magnesium
Geotimes
By: Deborah A. Kramer
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Abstract
Magnesium, often confused with last month’s mineral of the month manganese, is valued primarily because of its light weight and high strength-to-weight ratio. Magnesium is the eighth most abundant element and constitutes about 2 percent of the Earth’s crust. It is the third most plentiful element dissolved in seawater, with a concentration averaging 0.13 percent. Magnesium is found in over 60 minerals, and also is recovered from seawater, wells, and lake brines and bitterns.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Mineral of the month: magnesium |
| Series title | Geotimes |
| Volume | 2005 |
| Issue | November |
| Year Published | 2005 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | AGI |
| Contributing office(s) | National Minerals Information Center |
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| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Geotimes |
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