1. Surface usually covered with painted film.
2. Boils at various temperatures, freezes without any known reason.
3. Melts if given special treatment.
4. Bitter if incorrectly used.
5. Found in various states from virgin metal to common ore.
6. Yields to pressure applied to correct points.

1. Has great affinity with gold, silver, platinum and precious stones.
2. Absorbs great quantities of expensive substances.
3. May explode spontaneously without prior warning and for no known reason.
4. Insoluble in liquids but activity greatly increases by saturation in alcholhol.
5. Most powerful money reducing agent known to man.

1. Mainly ornamental.
2. Can be a great aid to relaxation.
3. Very effective cleaning agent.

1. Pure specimen turns rosey when found in natural state.
2. Turns green when placed next to a better specimen.

1. Highly dangerous except in experienced hands.
2. Illegal to posses more than one example of the substance, although several can be maintained in different locations as long as specimens do not come into direct contact with each other.