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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 26007, member: 56"]Rubies and sapphires are aluminum oxide (corundum).</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a chemical means of refining aluminum and that is what was first discovered. It was difficult and produced very small amounts of the metal, which is why it was considered precious. Napoleon III was given a baby rattle made of aluminum. Using electricity was what made aluminum production commercial, but it takes a lot of electricity. Quebec used to be a major producer (probably still is) just because of abundant electrical generation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wendell august also made their products out of bronze and silver. I've had a couple of the bronze items, but never the aluminum or silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe the link between Alzheimer's and aluminum has been discounted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 26007, member: 56"]Rubies and sapphires are aluminum oxide (corundum). There is a chemical means of refining aluminum and that is what was first discovered. It was difficult and produced very small amounts of the metal, which is why it was considered precious. Napoleon III was given a baby rattle made of aluminum. Using electricity was what made aluminum production commercial, but it takes a lot of electricity. Quebec used to be a major producer (probably still is) just because of abundant electrical generation. Wendell august also made their products out of bronze and silver. I've had a couple of the bronze items, but never the aluminum or silver. I believe the link between Alzheimer's and aluminum has been discounted.[/QUOTE]
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