12 Mg Magnesium alkaline

Magnesium

Atomic number 12

Symbol Mg

Category Alkaline

Crystal system Hexagonal

6 minerals in the collection

Discovered : Humphry Davy, 1808. Named after Magnesia, Greece.

Found in : Olivine, dolomite, magnesite, serpentine, talc.

Used for : Lightweight alloys, fireworks, photography flashes.

Remarkable : Burns with an intensely bright white flame. Central to the chlorophyll molecule that powers photosynthesis in every plant on Earth.

Minerals containing Magnesium

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