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Day: February 28, 2020

The mind-boggling potassium mines of Alsace

February 28, 2020February 3, 2020kenritley

What has 19 protons and 20 electrons?  Don’t answer too fast – that’s a trick question!  Potassium atoms have at least that many, but so does every element in the Periodic Chart heavier than potassium!

But what has fabulous old, derelict potassium mines?  Alsace, as this snap shows!

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