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COINS
We'll start with the easiest place to see nickel. Check out your pocket change. If you see a nickel... you see nickel.
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ALLOYS
More than many other elements, nickel is used in a variety of metal alloys. You might find it in armor plating, nails, or pipes. It's also used on the surface of other alloys to slow down the naturally occurring corrosion.
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GLASS
Small amounts of nickel can be used to turn specialty glass a green color.
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METEORS
Along with many other elements, nickel is found in meteors. Astronomers believe that there some meteors have very large amounts of nickel. One of those may have hit the Earth and left large nickel deposits in Canada.
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DESALINIZATION PLANTS
When its time to build a huge machine that makes freshwater from saltwater, you need to make sure it will last a while. Saltwater quickly corrodes most metals such as copper. Nickel alloys and plating is used to protect metals and allow them to resist corrosion.
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