Value Of Rare Elements
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Value Of Rare Elements
Elements. | Value. | |
Boron nitrate (New York)..................... | lb. | $1.50 |
Boron, pure crystals (Germany)................ | 10 grams | 13.09 |
Boron, amorphous, pure (Germany).................... | kilo. | 119.00 |
Boron, powder (Moissan) (Germany..................) | " | 142.80 |
Caesium nitrate crystals (Germany)..................... | 100 grams | 11.90 |
Caesium oxide hydrated (Germany)................. | " | 13.09 |
Calcium metal, (Germany).................... | 1 gram | 4.28 |
Cerium metal, fused (Germany)...................... | " | 2.02 |
Elements. | Quantity. | Value. |
Cerium metal, powder (Germany) | 1 gram | $1.67 |
Cerium nitrate (New York) | lb. | 10.00 |
Didymium metal, fused (Germany) | 1 gram | 5.47 |
Didymium metal powder (Germany) | " | 4.71 |
Didymium nitrate (New York). | lb. | 35.00 |
Erbium metal (Germany) | 1 gram | 3.09 |
Erbium nitrate (New York). | lb. | 40 00 |
Germanium metal, fused (Germany) | 1 gram | 59.50 |
Germanium metal, powder (Germany) | " | 57 12 |
Glucinum metal, crystals (Germany) | " | 9.04 |
Glucinum metal, fused in balls (Germany) | " | 35.70 |
Glucinum metal, powder (Germany). | " | 5.95 |
Glucinum nitrate (New York) | lb. | 20.00 |
Iridium metal, fused (Germany) | 10 grams | 10.71 |
Iridium metal, powder (Germany | " | 9.52 |
Lanthanum metal, powder (Germany) | 1 gram | 4.28 |
Lanthanum metal, in balls (Germany) | " | 9.04 |
Lanthanum nitrate (New York) | lb. | 30.00 |
Lithium metal, pure (Germany) | 1 gram | 0.71 |
Lithium metal, chem. pure (Germany) | " | 2.38 |
Lithium carbonate (New York). | lb. | 1.50 |
Lithium nitrate (New York) | oz. | .60 |
Magnalium metal, ingot (Germany) | kilo. | 3.57 |
Magnalium metal, sheet (Germany) | " | 7.14 |
Magnesium metal, ingot (Germany) | " | 4.28 |
Magnesium metal, ribbon, wire, sheet (Germany) | " | 7.62 |
Magnesium metal, sticks (Germany). | " | 5.47 |
Magnesium metal, cubes (Germany). | " | 5.00 |
Magnesium metal, powder (Germany). | " | 3.81 @ 5.00 |
Manganese metal, pure fused (Germany) . | " | 3.81 |
Manganese metal, com'l (94 @, 97%) (Germany) | " | 1.25 |
Molybdenum metal, pure (Germany) | " | 17.85 |
Molybdenum metal, com'l, fused (Germany) | " | 6.66 |
Molybdenum metal, pure, fused (Germany) | 100 grams | 9.52 |
Molybdenum metal, powder (Germany) | kilo. | 4.05 |
Niobium metal, pure (Germany) | 1 gram | 4.71 |
Osmium metal (Germany). | 10 grams | 17.14 |
Palladium metal (Germany) | " | 8.57 |
Platinum (New York) | oz. | 18.50 |
Polonium | - | Speculative.* |
Potassium metal in balls (Germany). | kilo. | 16.60 |
See Radium, p. 449† | ||
Rhodium metal (Germany) | 10 grams | 26.18 |
Rubidium metal pure (Germany). | 1 gram | 4.76 |
Ruthenium metal, powder (Germany) | " | 2.38 |
Ruthenium metal, sponge (Germany) | " | 4.28 |
Selenium metal (Germany) | kilo. | 16.66 |
Silicium metal, com'l, fused (Germany) | " | 9.52 |
Sodium metal (New York) | lb. | 0.50 |
Strontium metal (Germany) | 1 gram | 6.19 |
Strontium nitrate (New York) | lb. | 0.08 |
Tantalum metal, pure (Germany) | 1 gram. | 3.57 |
Tellurium metal, chem. pure sticks (Germany) | kilo. | 106.10 |
Tellurium metal, chem. pure powder (Germany). | " | 107.10 |
Thallium metal (Germany) | " | 23.80 |
Thorium nitrate (New York) | lb | 4.50 |
Titanium metal, pure (Germany). | kilo. | 23.80 |
Cranium metal (Germany). | " | 190.40 |
Uranium nitrate (New York | oz. | 0.25 |
Wolfram metal, powder for steel makes (Germany) | kilo. | 1.79 |
Yttrium metal (Germany). | 1 gram | 3.33 |
Zirconium metal (Germany) | kilo. | 95.20 |
Zirconium nitrate (New York) | lb. | 8.00 |
*The value of polonium is purely speculative. Minute quantities have been sold at very high prices. It is worth 75 cents a gram on bismuth and platinum plates. The quantity of polonium is of course very minute.
† The supply is so small that any price can be asked. $3,500,000 is the current " newspaper estimate per pound. See Radium, page 449.
[Table furnished by the Engineering and Mining Journal.]
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