biography
| name: |
Cronstedt, Axel Fredrik, Baron
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pronunciation:
[kronstet]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1722–65)
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| biography:
| Metallurgist, born in Turinge, E Sweden. He first isolated nickel (1751) and noted its magnetic properties. He made a useful chemical classification of minerals, and also discovered a zeolite (a water-softening silicate). |
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