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Nickel is an element rather than a mineral.
All US nickels except the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
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What mineral is used to make money?
copper, nickel, silver...
Is nickel a gem?
No, nickel is a mineral.
What is Nickel's mineral group?
Nickel is not a mineral it is a metallic element. The main ores of Nickel Nickel are arsenides such as chloanthite (NiAs2), and the sulphides such as millerite (NiS) and pentlandite ((Ni,Fe)9S8).
What are the top five minerals that are best to make a coin?
Mineral are not used to make coins. Metals are not minerals. Metals used for coinage include copper, nickel, silver, gold, zinc and platinum.
Is nickel a mineral?
yesYes
What minerals are used to make the color bright green?
Mineral color is caused by the absorption, or lack of absorption, of various wavelengths of light. The minerals that are used to make the color bright green are copper, nickel and barium.
What is the mineral is used to make pencils?
Graphite is the mineral used in pencils.
What mineral can be scratched by a penny?
nickel
What mineral is used in dentistry?
what mineral is used to make flouride toothpasteand pottery
What is used to make quarters?
nickel
What is nickel uses for?
The majority of nickel is used in the making of steels. Some is also used in iron alloys. Nickel is also used to make copper-nickel alloys and to make silver-nickel alloys. We also see nickel used in electroplating and in the making of nichrome alloys for resistive heating elements. Nickel has other uses as an alloying agent with other metals to make brasses, bronzes and other alloys. A link can be found below for more information.nickel is a d block element. we use it for make stainless steel.
Which mineral is mined in Sudbury?
Nickel....Sudbury is the nickel capital of the world and is home to the worlds biggest nickel coin ($0.05)
