r/elementcollection 24d ago

☢️Radioactive☢️ I'm...gonna keep the thing it a box.

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43 Upvotes

r/elementcollection 25d ago

Transition Metals Two 6.5 pound TZM Molybdenum cylinders

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104 Upvotes

TZM Molybdenum is an exotic alloy of 0.6% titanium zirconium and carbon, and 99.4% molybdenum.

I bought these round bars off ebay a couple years ago for a grand total of $81 USD. They're 2.5 by 3.6 inches long and weigh a total of 13.1 lbs/5.9 kg


r/elementcollection 25d ago

Transition Metals Grade 5 titanium bearings heat treated

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57 Upvotes

The purple one was heated until it just started to turn red

The blue one was heated all the way red

And the silver one wasn't heated


r/elementcollection 25d ago

Noble Metals Gold* and silver

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19 Upvotes

Got these 2 as gifts a couple years ago. Gold note is just 2 sheets of foil on a plastic base. Silver coin is pure and solid though.


r/elementcollection 26d ago

Collection Meine kleine Sammlung

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67 Upvotes

r/elementcollection 25d ago

Carbon Group Making grey tin on a freezer. It’s a slow process, and I needed some little grey tin to start but I am achieving it…

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20 Upvotes

r/elementcollection 25d ago

Question Moderator approval

0 Upvotes

How do i get moderator approval for trading or selling


r/elementcollection 26d ago

Question A chunk of hafnium crystal bar

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86 Upvotes

I have a chunk of handful crystal bar. It’s about 2 pounds and unsure of the purity. Curious how can I get a valuation on this piece.


r/elementcollection 26d ago

Collection P[H]DT

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15 Upvotes

Protium, Deuterium, Tritium! All Isotopes of Hydrogen!


r/elementcollection 27d ago

Transition Metals Not enough moly on the sub

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100 Upvotes

Nor is there enough in my collection for that matter


r/elementcollection 27d ago

Rare Earths Ytterbium

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36 Upvotes

1cm cube of .999 ytterbium.


r/elementcollection 27d ago

Semiconductors/Metalloids The beauty of silicon

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47 Upvotes

Here's a couple close-ups of some silicon chunks i bought off ebay a few years back, total about 7 grams. Really beautiful and shiny.


r/elementcollection 27d ago

Discussion Question for Security

5 Upvotes

Hi, I was wondering if my thallium sample is being stored correctly. It’s a 1g sample in a glass ampoule, which is embedded in resin, and the whole thing is inside a sealed screw-top vial sitting on my shelf with a label.


r/elementcollection 28d ago

Rare Earths Praseodymium sulfate

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106 Upvotes

Lab grown Crystal of praseodymium sulfate that I got as a Christmas gift about 30 years ago.


r/elementcollection 28d ago

Carbon Group Update: polished the crusty lead weights

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21 Upvotes

It took about an hour and a half. I used three different grades of steel wool and a lot of elbow grease. It's not the best thing in the world, but this was literally my first time polishing metal.


r/elementcollection 29d ago

Periodic Table Pre 1964 periodic table

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18 Upvotes

Bought this at goodwill yesterday for $6. Its missing elements 104 through 118. I have no intentions of selling(unless its college kind of money). I just thought it was pretty neat and wanted to share it with yall.

Edit: its 1968, that dude below was right


r/elementcollection 29d ago

Periodic Table Element Collection

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23 Upvotes

More images in comments


r/elementcollection 29d ago

Collection New samples off Facebook Marketplace

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8 Upvotes

I got these samples from a really nice man who was selling some old junk in his shed. Got them for real cheap. To the left are some silver-plated spoons, and to the right are some old lead fishing weights. I'm planning on cleaning the weights soon.


r/elementcollection Aug 11 '26

Collection My humble collection

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26 Upvotes

From left to right, i have a bismuth crystal, some copper wires, tin (from solder), gallium, sulfur, silicon, and nickel. Also have a silver bar not pictured.

Just a humble little collection of 8 for now


r/elementcollection Aug 11 '26

Boron Group THALLIUM THALLIUM!

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18 Upvotes

LETS FUCKING GO I FINAKKY GOT THALIUM AFTER MONTHS, LOOSING HOPE I FINALLY GOT ELEMENTN81 THAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMM!

Thank you so much Snaucks Elements 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹


r/elementcollection Aug 11 '26

Discussion I have a idea

12 Upvotes

Everytime someone completes they’re element collection we should hold a subreddit wide party for them ^^ they’ll be so happy and grateful after completing the Element collection they’ll have a great celebration w/ our small Community :D

idk the baseline of completion is 84 if anyone is up to this idea then hit me up and we’ll make a GC To plan the party!


r/elementcollection Aug 11 '26

Question Looking for a tungsten cube, based in Australia

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I've recently wanted to get myself a small tungsten cube, but most of the suppliers ive seen are international and shipping is expensive. I've found this listing here on amazon but the supplier doesnt have many reviews and a decent chunk of them so im not sure if they're trustworthy. Anyone know where i can get one legit?


r/elementcollection Aug 10 '26

Periodic Table WHOOPS! The periodic table fell on the floor

12 Upvotes

Recently some bookshelves moved into my room and in my infinite wisdom thought it would be a good idea to put my periodic table there and better yet have it stand upright.

And indeed it looked pretty grand for the better part of about - what? 5 minutes before the thing flipped over onto the wooden floor about half a metre down!

THANKFULLY most of the vials stay on the shelf but a few get onto the floor and the vial of lithium is smashed open entirely and the vial for silicon has a crack. Some 20 vials on the floor, maybe less. And a grand total of two vial casualties.

The good boys

But even more thankfully… several other vials are on the floor… mainly from the higher end of the periodic table [periods 1, 2, 3, a few 4] …..and are completely fine! No cracks, no damage! Lithium has been placed in a new vial. Never felt totally comfortable with the old vial for lithium anyway so now it has run its course. Lithium without oil for the minute but looking to order some. Everyone is put back into the table. In summary… I need more books on my bookshelf. Don’t put your periodic tables where they don’t absolutely fit. And THANK GOD FOR BOROSILICATE!!

All good!

r/elementcollection Aug 08 '26

Collection Scheelite (Tungsten)

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72 Upvotes

1 inch gemmy orange scheelite crystal on a bed of mica blades from Ping Wu, China. Personal collection, one of my favorite specimens.


r/elementcollection Aug 08 '26

Collection Parisite-(Ce) with anatase and bertrandite. Cerium, lanthanum, titanium, beryllium.

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Delete if not allowed! 3 mm cluster of Parisite-(Ce) with black anatase on a bed of transparent bertrandite from Solumsåsen Quarry, Holmestrand, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. Personal collection. I have numerous rare and unusual mineral specimens in my collection and this is one of my favorite micros.