27* I miss Kenny

    I am at a total loss for words--I'm feeling sad, very very sad once again. I miss Kenny...tears,,,

Element of the day (day 27)

#19) K-Potassium-] metal

Critical for life processes for plants and animals.

Discovered in 1807 by Sir Humphry Davy, England.
A light, very soft, silvery-white metal. 7th most abundant element in the Earth's crust. Often used in glass, soaps, explosives, baking powder, tanning lotions, and especially in fertilizers. Critical to all living things.
Most obtained from potash and the minerals sulvite (potassium chloride), alurite, and carnalite. Orthoclase feldsppar is common. Mined in Russia, Canada, Germany, Israel, France, and the USA.