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precious metals
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Precious metal
A
precious metal
is a rare, naturally occurring
metallic
chemical element
of high
economic
value. Chemically, the precious metals tend to be less
reactive
than most elements (see
noble metal
). They are usually
ductile
and have a high
lustre
. Historically, precious metals were important as
currency
but are now regarded mainly as investment and industrial
commodities
.
Gold
,
silver
,
platinum
, and
palladium
each have an
ISO 4217
currency code.
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Precious metal (disambiguation)
A
precious metal
is a naturally occurring metal of high economic value.
Precious metal
may also refer to:
Precious Metal
(aircraft), a custom-built racing aircraft
Precious Metal (band)
, an American all-female band from the 1980s featuring Janet Robin
"Precious Metal", an episode from
"Precious Metals", a song by the Canadian indie pop group
The Russian Futurists
Precious Metal
, a 2009 book by the publishers of
Decibel magazine
.
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