Is there anywhere a person (as opposed to a commercial enterprise) can order legal substances that aren’t widely available? Suppose I want to own a one-ounce ingot of iridium, or a liter of gallium; any chemical or specialty metals places that will take such an order?
You can buy and trade these sorts of things as mineral commodities on the stock market. To actually possess them physically, you probably need a permit from a government agency. This is the case with many chemicals and rare minirals.
If you’ve got the right software and infinite patience you might want to check out this USGS site for more info.
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/
Actually, you can order gallium online:
http://www.sciencealliance.com/products/g.shtml
I think you may need a little more paperwork to get your hands on iridium.
For those other esoteric-type materials you might want to purchase, always make sure they’re delivered in a plain brown wrapper! Or just make a visit to your local Pleasure Chest (or is this just in LA?) - they’ve got some amazing items!
StoryTyler
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I Spy Ty.
Well, I found 500 mg of Iridium powder @ $67 & change by going to a Fisher Scientific Chemical catalog (remember all those bottles with F in your chem labs? F=Fisher)
Here’s the full link:
http://www1.fishersci.com/dhtml.jhtml;$sessionid$KLG354AAABG40CWIZEEAAAA
but, www.fishersci.com will get you there too.
Sue from El Paso
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