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The Chameleon

Colloidal Manganese

Colloidal manganese — the “chameleon of elements”, known for its varied play of colours, as a pure elemental colloid in stable solution. Rarely offered, elaborate to produce.

Concentration
up to 20 ppm
Source Material
99.99% purity
Carrier Medium
double-distilled water
Appearance
Delicate pink to violet shimmer.
Made for
lab work, technical use and plant trials

Sizes

Made to order by hand. Price and size are arranged personally with you.

Made to order by hand, delivery usually within 3 to 7 days.

Order Personally

Message us directly and you will get a personal reply from the maker, with honest advice on use case, concentration, size and shipping.

On request you will receive a personal production video of your element from the cleanroom. Simply mention it in your enquiry.

From the Lore
Used as a pigment in the cave paintings of Lascaux — one of humanity’s oldest colouring agents.

Worth Knowing

  • Glassmakers called manganese “glassmaker’s soap”: it lifts the green veil from glass and renders it crystal clear.

  • On the deep-sea floor, manganese nodules grow over millions of years — millimetre by millimetre, like pearls of the Earth.

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