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This element was discovered in 1751 in the mineral called niccolite. The chemist Axel Cronstedt is credited for its discovery. The word nickel is derived from the German word 'kupfernickel'. This German word may have the meaning of St. Nickâ??s copper, or devil's copper.

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What is the origin name for the element nickel?

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