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Ele044 - Ruthenium - (Elements Series) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/15/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Periodic Table of Elements - 44 - Ruthenium

Ruthenium is a chemical element represented by the symbol Ru and has an atomic number of 44.  The atomic weight is 101.07. 

Things you might not know about Ruthenium:

  1. Ruthenium is exceedingly rare and is the 74th most abundant metal on Earth.
  2. A small amount of ruthenium is used to increase the stability of gold in jewelry.
  3. The name derives from Ruthenia, the Latin word for Rus', a historical area which includes present-day western Russia.

 

See GC2XAY2 - Hydrogen, for an explanation about this series of caches.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

6 srrg uvtu va gur gerr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)