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Lead
| Description A soft malleable heavy metal, bluish white when cut, but soon tarnishes to a dull greyish colour when exposed to air. Uses Building industry for flashings, lead-acid batteries, bullets and shot, weights, pewter, fusible alloys, and as a radiation shield. It was formerly used in water pipes, solder and as an additive in petrol. Principal Ores - all are noticeably heavy
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