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Ele016 - Sulfur - (Elements Series) Traditional Cache

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

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Periodic Table of Elements - 16 - Sulfur

Sulfur is the chemical element with atomic number 16, and is represented by the symbol S. It has an atomic weight of 32.065. 

Things you might not know about Sulfur:

  1. Jupiter's moon Io owes its colors to various forms of sulfur.
  2. Sulfur is referenced in the Bible as brimstone.
  3. Elemental sulfur was once extracted from salt domes where it sometimes occurs in nearly pure form, but this method has been obsolete since the late 20th century.
  4. When burned, sulfur melts to a blood-red liquid and emits a blue flame which is best observed in the dark.

 

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

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va pyhfgre bs fznyy gerrf.

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)