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NODULES
These nodules aren't like the ones in your body. These modules with manganese are found on the floor of the ocean. A few decades ago, oceanographers discovered these nodules and many new forms of life on the floor of the ocean.
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VITAMINS
We know that manganese is needed by you body in trace amounts. You need many vitamins each day and B1 has small amounts of manganese.
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AMETHYST
A beautiful semi-precious gem. Amethyst gets its purple color from small amounts of manganese.
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MEDICINE
Many medicines have small amounts of manganese in them. It is usually part of a larger, more complex molecule. People don't take manganese alone to cure their illnesses.
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ALLOYS
We have to throw this one in to almost all of our metal pages. Yes Virginia, manganese is used in several alloys.
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BATTERIES
Here's something you might not have known. Small amounts of manganese are used in several types of batteries. You might be familiar with lithium and other elements, but manganese is in there too.
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