zinc
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A few hours later, gas-rich magma, 650-800°C in temperature – well above the melting points of lead and zinc – breaks through the fractured surface.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The price level rose until the coin could no longer buy anything, at which point minting it became a charitable donation to the zinc industry.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
She wrote in her report that “heavy metals, notably lead, zinc, copper, chromium, arsenic, and antimony, were detected above laboratory reporting limits.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Alongside South32’s FY results, management reiterated that copper and zinc are the preferred growth commodities, while the near-term focus for manganese is safe and stable operations, Macquarie says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
We slept long hours, the rain drumming against the walls, the angry rolls of thunder galloping over our zinc roof.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Even the best zincs will not provide full protection if they're not installed correctly and replaced in a timely fashion.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Parisian zincs are the ideal theater of the comedy of man," observes the weekly L'Express.
From Time Magazine Archive
The brake then acts, and the crank stops after making a revolution of 180°, and immersing the zincs to a maximum depth.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various
In casting zincs for batteries a separate crucible, used only for zinc, is very desirable, as the presence of a very small amount of lead or other impurity will cause the batteries to polarize.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
When these zincs are in place the soil is kept dark.
From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by C. V. Riley
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