Lead
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Did you know that the Egyptian’s were the first people to use lead and the Babylonians? The Romans use lead for pipes and in solder. It was one of the first metals made in North America, where it was sought after especially for making shot. The chemical Formula for lead is pb the pb means plumbum it is Latin for lead. The color of lead is gray to slightly bluish gray lead gray and gray white.

Lead has a lot of uses are you ready for it?
Lead is use for Fishing weights, solders for electrical connections and for copper/brass radiators. Solder’s in non-potable pipes packing around drain pipes. Keel weights for sailboats. Tire balancing weights. Alloy components in low melting points alloy use too automatically sprinkler systems when they melt. Bullets, component in the majority of car batteries
Leaded glass crystal, Radiation shielding, x-ray shielding from medical x-rays including lead aprons. Did you know that there was to different color lead white and red. The white lead was use for mixing in with the glazes for pottery to achieve shinny and water proof surface. The red lead was for a pigment use in paint and protective coating for structural iron and steel work.

Lead has no cleavage. The hardness of lead is 2-2.5 gypsum Fingernail. The luster of lead is metallic. The streak of lead is lead gray and shiny.

Where you can mined for lead is mostly in the United States, Australia, Canada and Russia. It is rarely found in natural states, and is usually found in other ores, like galena, anglesite and cerussite. Fracture malleable deforms rather than breaking apart with a hammer. The different names for lead is Anglo-Saxon, lead ; In Latin it is Plumbum. That is all about lead.


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