Australian History

[Ramjet]

Correct HB
The last fatal attack was in 1926, when a cassowary charged a sixteen-year-old boy who had been taunting it and sliced open his jugular vein as it bounded across him. The reason attacks are so few is that cassowaries are exceedingly reclusive and now, alas, very few in number?

 

[headbut]

What toxic mineral were once fashioned into magnificent eating utensils

 

[the duck]

silver

 

[headbut]

No Duck , but they actually thought it was silver

 

[Ramjet]

What toxic mineral were once fashioned into magnificent eating utensils

Assuming this comes from your other post HB?

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1866

 

[Ramjet]

Copper?

 

[headbut]

What ???? No RR not copper , did you read it ?

 

[Pr2cv]

Nickel stainless steel

 

[headbut]

No Pr2cv , CLUE , read RR's comment

 

[the duck]

gallium

 

[headbut]

Good answer Duck , never heard of Gallium , but no.

 

[the duck]

Cinnabar, look up gallium its good for a laugh especially if you make a spoon from it

 

[headbut]

Cinnabar is toxic numer 1 , mercury ore

 

[Ramjet]

Gold?

 

[Ramjet]

Lol. No not read your other post yet... eating dinner, talking to my mum.
My answers just guesses

 

[headbut]

LOL , no not gold RR 8)

 

[the duck]

Stibnite yay

 

[Ramjet]

Stibnite
Tmu27CStibnite is antimony sulfide, but it looks like silver. For that reason, the huge, shining metallic crystals of this unstable compound were once fashioned into magnificent eating utensils. But the sword shaped crystals bore the powers of death to those who used them. Stibnites antimony laced crystals killed a number of people before it became known that use of the mineral was causing food poisoning of the worst kind. Even in collections, stibnite samples should be handled with great caution to avoid poisoning. Hand washing is advisable after any contact. Mines near Oksaku in Japan have produced the best stibnite crystals in the world, measuring up to a foot in length. Many stibnite samples have the appearance of a miniature steeple.

 

[headbut]

Yay Duck , yes Stibnite:

Stibnite is antimony sulfide, but it looks like silver. For that reason, the huge, shining metallic crystals of this unstable compound were once fashioned into magnificent eating utensils. But the sword shaped crystals bore the powers of death to those who used them. Stibnites antimony laced crystals killed a number of people before it became known that use of the mineral was causing food poisoning of the worst kind. Even in collections, stibnite samples should be handled with great caution to avoid poisoning. Hand washing is advisable after any contact. Mines near Oksaku in Japan have produced the best stibnite crystals in the world, measuring up to a foot in length. Many stibnite samples have the appearance of a miniature steeple.

 

[headbut]

I am seeing double 8) 8)