Sam's Magnesium Blog

In 1618, Henry Wicker, a farmer in England at the time, attempted to give his cows water from a well. They refused to drink because of the bitter taste of the water. However the farmer noticed that the water somehow seemed heal scratches and rashes.  Joseph Black recognized magnesium as an element in 1755. It was isolated by Sir Humphry Davy  in 1808 almost 200 years after its discovery. He electrolysis a mixture of magnesia  and mercuric oxide. Davy's first suggestion for a name was magnium but the name magnesium is now used.   The sea contains trillions of tonnes of  magnesium, and is commonly found in the Earths crust. It is also found in large deposits of magnesite and dolomite.  Magnesium is one of the essential elements to life, and the compound is commonly used in medicine. Some compounds that magnesium is a part of are magnesium hydroxide, magnesium chloride, magnesium oxide, and magnesium sulfate.  ...