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The
name "platinum", is taken from the spanish platina,
means "little silver". Platinum symbol "Pt"
, is recovered from deposits in its elemental form, mixed with
other metal such as gold, copper, nickel, irdium, osmium, palladium,
ruthenium and rhodium. Platinum is a silver-white dense metal,
heaviest of the precious metal. It weighs almost twice as much
as karat gold. Its strength ideally secures diamonds and other
precious gems. The
world's famous diamonds, including the Hope, Jonker I and Koh-I-Noor
are set in Platinum.
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Platinum
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