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quicksilver Mystery Cache

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retiredprof: I'm 76 years old, with some health issues, and can't do maintenance like I used to. So, RIP little cache...

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Hidden : 12/11/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is hidden in western Yuba City. You can drive right to it, after you solve the puzzle below.

1. top producing country in 2005
2. year that last mine in U.S. closed (last 2 digits, +1)
3. its chemical symbol (1st letter)
4. electronegativity (on the Pauling Scale)
5. the common ore containing this metal
6. it's an _________ in dental amalgams
7. its atomic number (reversed)
8. it was found in _________ tombs
9. ancient Greeks used it in _________
10. alchemists thought of it as the _____ matter
11. the only metal in this form (under standard conditions)
12. mines in ________, Spain were active for 100's of years

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jvxxv; yrggre B=Mreb; fvyire-tenl

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)