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"ELEMENTary, Dr. Watson" Mystery Cache

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geohamcash: All good things must end. A new hospital is moving in and preparations are in progress. May many people be made well here!

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Hidden : 5/31/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the above coordinates.
Dirty hide, just unscrew the lid. Has flower seeds & other trading items. Might be best to come after business hours.

This puzzle won’t be too hard to figure out because it is, as Sherlock Holmes says, “ELEMENTary, my dear Watson, a mere child’s form of deduction.”

The cache is located at: N aa* bb.ccc ~~~ W ddd* ef.ghh

aa = Tin - Aluminum
bb = Berkelium - Iridium
ccc = Californium x 3 + Osmium

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ddd = Lawrencium + Chlorine
e = Krypton - Selenium
f = Titanium - Silicon
g = Palladium - Ruthenium - Helium
hh = Americium - Silver

Bonus question, just for fun. (Answer in Hints.)
What 8-letter word does the Chemical Symbols of:
Germanium + Oxygen + Calcium + Carbon + Helium spell?

Have fun!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx qbja. ~~~ Nafjre gb Obahf dhrfgvba: TrBPnPUr!

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)