Tag Archives: Gold

What is brass made of?

♦ October 24, 2012 ♦ 1 Comment

Brass is a yellowish metal made by melting copper and zinc together.  Brass is hard and strong and holds a bright finish.  Many of the metal things we use today are made of brass. Brass is a long wearing, yellowish-colored metal that is used in making such familiar things as brass doorknobs, pins and brass …

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Where does platinum come from?

♦ September 26, 2009 ♦ 4 Comments

Perhaps you know someone who owns a ring with a platinum setting.  Platinum is a precious metal that looks like silver, but it is more valuable than gold. Its name comes from the Spanish word “platina”, which means “little silver”. Like silver and gold, it is usually mined in fairly pure form as little grains …

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What were the Egyptian pyramids built for?

♦ May 4, 2009 ♦ 3 Comments

The Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for ancient Egyptian kings.  Perhaps the first thing you would look for if you visited the United Arab Republic would be the ancient Egyptian pyramids near the Nile river.  Each pyramid was build as a tomb to protect the body of an Egyptian king.  The Egyptian thought that …

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How did death valley get its name?

♦ April 27, 2009 ♦ 5 Comments

Death valley was named in 1849 but the survivors of a party of prospectors, many of whom died of heat and thirst while looking for gold in the valley.  The hottest, driest and lowest place in the United States is Death Valley.  Death Valley is a desert basin that lies mostly in Southern California. Death …

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