Well, if it is iron, it was certainly produced in pure form waaaaayyyyy before the 19th century.

Something screwy here - looking forward to hearing the response.

Graham N


On 14 Oct 2010, at 13:38, David D. Hillman wrote:

> Hi folks - here is the Friday Element Quiz:
> 
> The Question:
> 
> This element is considered to be one of the most abundant elements on 
> earth. This element was not produced in a reasonably pure form until 1751 
> and production did not attain 1000 tons/year until the 19th century. The 
> element is ferromagnetic at 20C. This element is an essential 
> micronutrient in humans with an estimated daily requirement of 100 ug/day. 
> What element is this?
> 
> 
> The quiz winner will get to put Clumpy to work for the week:
> 
> So far Clumpy has:
> 
> Week 1 Lamar Young, SCS Coatings 
> - accomplished nothing (drank lots of coffee)
> 
> Week 2 Bev Christian, RIM 
> - conducted REACH material testing
> 
> Week 3 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics Inc. 
> - Solderability testing and mowed the lawn
> 
> Week 4 Ian Fox, Goodrich 
> - had an epic journey of travel
> 
> Week 4 Gary Ferrari, Garrick Global 
> - ???? Gary owes us a description
> 
> Week 5 Fredrick Miller, Astrolab 
> - ???? Fredrick owes us a description
> 
> Week 6 David Nelson, Raytheon
> - Was a tackling dummy for Dallas Cowboys
> 
> Week 7 Graham Collins, L3 Communications
> - Cleaned gutters and painted window trim
> 
> Good Luck
> 
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
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