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Ytterby Mine

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world

Army lieutenant and part-time chemist Carl Axel Arrhenius was excited when, in 1787, he came across a strange heavy black rock in an old quarry near the Swedish village of Ytterby. Arrhenius... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities, Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science | Edited by Alpha, Dylan and others

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