{"product_id":"germanium-50mm-lucite-cube-ge2x2","title":"Germanium 50mm Lucite Cube","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThis element resides in the periodic table boundary dividing metals and non-metals. Often called metalloids, germanium shares with the former its unmistakably metallic luster but, unlike a soda can or a pair of scissors, if you drop it on the floor it’ll shatter into a million particles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eGermanium also happens to be fairly rare. A bucketful of earth chemically separated into its constituent elements and then split into a million equal portions will yield one tiny speck of pure germanium. That rarity explains why, in part, the total annual production is measured in the tens of tons - compare that to the 1.7 billion tons of steel made worldwide!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eToday most of the paltry amount of germanium extracted goes into making specialty glass like fibre optics and infrared lenses. A little less than 1% however is “wasted” in the new in the new industry of making useless trinkets that look cool sitting on a display - ahem!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Luciteria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47806020321445,"sku":"Ge2x2","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8833\/6805\/files\/Germanium_285_29_3282fd81-56d3-44e0-8814-6ada5b8b576c.webp?v=1778165231","url":"https:\/\/luciteria.com\/products\/germanium-50mm-lucite-cube-ge2x2","provider":"Luciteria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}