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Zn
Zinc
transition
Discovered : Produced in India from the 9th century. Isolated in Europe in the 18th century.
Found in : Sphalerite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, willemite.
Used for : Galvanizing steel, batteries, alloys, dietary supplements.
Remarkable : Essential to over 300 enzymatic processes in the human body. Most car bodies and roof gutters are zinc-coated.
Minerals containing Zinc
