Metallic Minerals - By Cole McCasland

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Across
  1. 4. Used with Copper to make Bronze
  2. 5. Hard and brittle, but easy to oxidize
  3. 6. Does not exist as a metal in its natural state, refined from Bauxite
  4. 10. By mass, the most common element on earth
  5. 11. Liquid at room temperature
  6. 13. Nearly 20% of US electricity is produced using this mineral in nuclear power plants
  7. 14. Highly toxic, affects the central nervous system
Down
  1. 1. Jewelry made of this mineral will retain its good looks better than any other metal
  2. 2. Named after the Titans in Greek mythology
  3. 3. Only metal used to mint pennies until 1857
  4. 5. This mineral has a high melting temperature - used to make furnace parts
  5. 7. The most reflective element
  6. 8. This mineral stays shiny because it doesn’t oxidize
  7. 9. The principal metal in Mu-metal, used for shielding magnetic fields
  8. 12. This is the second most abundant metal in the body after iron