101 Unique features of diamonds, part 3
In this 3rd part of our series on interesting and unique facts and features of diamonds, we look at numbers 39 – 51.
Day: April 26, 2013
PALLADIUM: Rarer than platinum – better than gold.
Palladium is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas (which was discovered in 1802 and named after the goddess Pallas Athena.) Palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium form a group of elements referred to as the Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). These […]
What makes South Africa Unique – part 3
Where did man originate from…. A question asked by so many. Well, apparently it’s right here in South Africa!!Only one of many things that makes South Africa UNIQUE! The Sterkfontein Caves in Gauteng, is the site where the oldest human skeletal remains IN THE WORLD was found, estimated to be 3.5 million years old! […]