  Vanadium crunchies. 
When Max Whitby orders kilograms of rare earths and other elements from China, I sometimes piggyback a bit for my collection.  This half-kilogram bottle of high-purity vanadium is a great example.  It would be prohibitively expensive from a domestic chemical supplier, but as part of a bulk shipment from China, the price is a lot more reasonable. 
He orders elements for the small element sets he sells, as well as for the large museum displays we produce together in a joint venture. 
"Crunchies", by the way, is a British term for a particular type of breakfast cereal, which Max feels this vanadium greatly resembles. 
Source: Max Whitby of RGB 
Contributor: Theodore Gray 
Acquired: 1 November, 2003 
Text Updated: 29 January, 2009 
Price: $142 
Size: 5" 
Purity: 99.9%
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