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Alkaline earth metals
BerylliumIn the late 1700s, chemists tasted the dust of crushed emeralds and beryls, expecting to find nothing but earthy minerals.
BariumIn the volcanic rocks near Bologna, Italy, smooth pebble-like stones known as baryte were discovered by alchemists in the early Middle Ages, captivating them…
CalciumIn the year 1808, Humphry Davy isolated a silvery metal that would eventually become the most abundant metal in the human body, yet for millennia, humanity…
MagnesiumMagnesium is the eighth most abundant element in the Earth's crust, yet for most of human history, it remained hidden within the rocks and oceans, waiting to…