  Zinc medallion. 
For a Popular Science column I wrote about making glass I needed a graphite mold to press the glass into.  I machined one out of a block of graphite, and tested it by casting this medallion out of cheap and easy to melt zinc.  Satisfied with the shape I went on to make similar medallions out of glass (listed under silicon because glass is mostly silica). 
Source: Theodore Gray 
Contributor: Theodore Gray 
Acquired: 26 October, 2008 
Text Updated: 29 January, 2009 
Price: $1 
Size: 2.5" 
Purity: 99.9%
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