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    I think Magnesium is worth less than Aluminium, I just put it in with my Aluminium since it's a metal that's Alloyed into most grades of Aluminium anyway.
    ( Now I will probably get told I can get better $ for it, & Mg is not a good alloy for Aluminium. Lol)

    Silver often has a sort of rainbow look to it's tarnish, a touch of blue to it.
    The only place I have seen Silver is in electrical contacts, they also contain Cadnium, so don't breath in its fumes if you heat it.
    Older Tantinum capactors have Silver casings, look for the [ + ] sign on Tanti capactors, other capactors only have the [ - ] sign on them. The Silver ones have a phenomenal value. Only in older electrical stuff.

    Zinc ? I have only seen it in the sacrificial anodes on boats.
    Tin ? Car wheel weights, labeled [ Sn ] for Tin.
    Nickel. Not by itself, it's in nonmagnetic Stainless Steel though. That makes it worth more than Steel.


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