Silver



Silver is the second highest priced mineral in the world,just behind gold. Silver is found in Peru, Mexico, China, Australia, Chile, Poland, and Siberia. Silver is used for a lot of different things like; currency, jewelry, silverware, Dentistry, photography, electronics, mirrors, optics, other industrial and commercial applications, medicinal, and clothing. Silver occurrence and extraction has risen from 1990 to 2010 by 14,000 tons. Silver is slightly harder than gold, it has a white metallic luster, has the highest elecrical conductivity of any metals, it also has the highest thermal conductivity and one of the highest optical refeltivity, and it has the lowest contast resistance of any metal.