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[[Image:Silver.jpg|300px|right|Raw silver sample.]]
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{{element | name=Silver | symbol=Ag | anumber=47 | amass=107.87 amu | state=Solid | density=10.5 g/cm^3 | color=Silvery-white | stableisotopes=2 }}[[Image:Flute.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Silver can be fabricated into many things.]]
 
'''Silver''' is a chemical [[element]]. It is a precious metal which has been used as money. Silver is found [[Native Elements|natively]] in nature and may be mined underground.
 
'''Silver''' is a chemical [[element]]. It is a precious metal which has been used as money. Silver is found [[Native Elements|natively]] in nature and may be mined underground.
  
{{element | name=Silver | symbol=Ag }}
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Throughout history, silver has been one of most flexible and reliable form of [[barter]] in many societies.  Unlike [[gold]], silver is far more flexible for small item purchase and barter.  It is available in many recognized forms and freely exchanged as a barter implement even during "good times". 
  
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==Silver in folklore==
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Silver, considered a metal of purity, is often portrayed in folk tales and modern fiction alike as an effective weapon against [[vampire]]s, [[werewolf|werewolves]], and other evil creatures.  Silver nails driven into a coffin lid were thought to prevent evil spirits from rising.<ref>[http://www.zerotime.com/night/destroy.htm Destroying Vampires]</ref>  Silver also appears a great deal in the folklore of witchcraft, and is often worn by participants in modern Wiccan rituals.<ref>''The Witch Book:  The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Wicca, and Neo-Paganism'', by Raymond Buckland, Visible Ink Press, 2002</ref>
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==See also==
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*[[Precious metal]]
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==References==
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Revision as of 19:19, July 13, 2016

Raw silver sample.
Silver
Properties
Atomic symbol Ag
Atomic number 47
Atomic mass 107.87 amu
Number of Stable Isotopes 2
Density (grams per cc) 10.5 g/cm^3
Other Information
Silver can be fabricated into many things.

Silver is a chemical element. It is a precious metal which has been used as money. Silver is found natively in nature and may be mined underground.

Throughout history, silver has been one of most flexible and reliable form of barter in many societies. Unlike gold, silver is far more flexible for small item purchase and barter. It is available in many recognized forms and freely exchanged as a barter implement even during "good times".

Silver in folklore

Silver, considered a metal of purity, is often portrayed in folk tales and modern fiction alike as an effective weapon against vampires, werewolves, and other evil creatures. Silver nails driven into a coffin lid were thought to prevent evil spirits from rising.[1] Silver also appears a great deal in the folklore of witchcraft, and is often worn by participants in modern Wiccan rituals.[2]

See also

References

  1. Destroying Vampires
  2. The Witch Book: The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Wicca, and Neo-Paganism, by Raymond Buckland, Visible Ink Press, 2002