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Manganese

physical science Maturity 7-9

Manganese is a hard metal.

ManganeseOreUSGOV.jpg
ManganeseOreUSGOV.jpg
It looks like silver. It helps make strong steel. It is also good for your bones. We need it to stay healthy.
Lascaux painting.jpg
Lascaux painting.jpg
Can you find it in the ground?

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Alpha-Mn.png
File:Beta-Mn.png
Beta-Mn.png
File:Phase diagram of manganese (1975).png
Phase diagram of manganese (1975).png
File:Chlorid manganatý.JPG
Chlorid manganatý.JPG
File:KMnO4 in H2O.jpg
KMnO4 in H2O.jpg
File:Lascaux painting.jpg
Lascaux painting.jpg
File:Gahn Johan Gottlieb.jpg
Gahn Johan Gottlieb.jpg
File:ManganeseOreUSGOV.jpg
ManganeseOreUSGOV.jpg
File:Mineraly.sk - psilomelan.jpg
Mineraly.sk - psilomelan.jpg
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Spiegeleisen.jpg
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Dendrites01.jpg
File:The Searchlight Rhodochrosite Crystal.jpg
The Searchlight Rhodochrosite Crystal.jpg

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