What is denser than a diamond and is extremely ductile? PLATINUM. Once tossed away to be believed un-ripened silver that noble metal has become a popular choice in jewelry design. Learn about its discovery and its out of this world origins.
00:00:00 Dubba-dub-dub-dub
00:14:00 The game plan with the podcast
03:50:00 Garden Woes
05:54:00 So Platinum. . . how did it get its name?
06:13:00 Platinum’s discovery
08:22:00 Platinum group of metals
10:05:00 Studying the properties of platinum
13:36:00 First reference of platinum
15:12:00 The heaviness of platinum
15:47:00 Platinum is very ductile
16:19:00 Malleability
16:36:00 Durability
18:33:00 Melting point
19:43:00 Mining platinum
20:52:00 WWII
22:05:00 How did it get here?
22:43:00 The moon
22:58:00 Platinum in the Earth’s crust
24:19:00 Producing pure platinum
26:06:00 Platinum in jewelry
26:51:00 Other usages for platinum
27:28:00 Platinum vs. Gold $$$