a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
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