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−	{{Element \| name=Osmium \| symbol=Os \| anumber=76 \| amass=190.2 amu \| state=Solid \| class=Transition Metals \| cstructure=Hexagonal \| color=Fine black powder or blue-gray solid \| date=1803 \| discname=Smithson Tennant and William Hyde Wollaston \| origname=From the Greek ''osmê'', meaning ''odour'', due to its pungent smell. \| uses=Used to tip gold pen points and instrument pivots (such as compass needles and clock bearings). Also used to make electric light filaments and for high temperature alloys and pressure bearings. \| obtained=Produced as a by-product of [[nickel]] refining. }}	+	!
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