Name origin - Elementymology

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1.1: 26 Ferrum iron; 29 Cuprum copper; 47 Argentum silver; 50 Stannum tin; 79 Aurum gold; 82 Plumbum lead
1.2: 6 Carbonium carbon; 16 Sulphurium sulphur; 33 Arsenicum arsenic; 51 Stibium antimony; 80 Hydrargyrum mercury; 83 Bisemutum bismuth

Minerals and ores

2.1 Various names: 27 Cobalt; 28 Nickel; 30 Zinc; 74 Wolfram
2.2 Main component: 3 Lithium; 4 Beryllium; 5 Borium; 11 Natrium; 13 Aluminium; 14 Silicium; 19 Kalium; 20 Calcium; 40 Zirconium; 48 Cadmium
2.3 Other elements: 42 Molybdenum; 78 Platinum; 86 Radon; 91 Protactinium

Properties

3.1 Chemical properties: 1 Hydrogenium; 7 Nitrogenium; 8 Oxygenium; 18 Argon; 85 Astatium
3.2 Physical properties: 9 Fluorine; 15 Phosphorus; 56 Barium; 88 Radium; 89 Actinium
3.3 Colour: 17 Chlorine; 24 Chromium; 45 Rhodium; 53 Iodium; 77 Iridium
3.4 Spectrum: 37 Rubidium; 49 Indium; 55 Cesium; 81 Thallium
3.5 Odour: 35 Bromium; 76 Osmium
3.6 Availability: 57 Lanthanium; 66 Dysprosium; 36 Krypton; 54 Xenon; 43 Technetium

Toponyms

4.1 Towns and regions: 12 Magnesium; 21 Scandium; 25 Manganese; 31 Gallium; 32 Germanium; 38 Strontium; 39 Yttrium; 44 Ruthenium; 63 Europium; 65 Terbium; 67 Holmium; 68 Erbium; 69 Thulium; 70 Ytterbium; 71 Lutetium; 72 Hafnium; 75 Rhenium; 84 Polonium; 87 Francium; 95 Americium; 97 Berkelium; 98 Californium; 105 Dubnium; 108 Hassium; 110 Darmstadtium
4.2 Celestial bodies: 2 Helium; 34 Selenium; 46 Palladium; 52 Tellurium; 58 Cerium; 80 Hydrargyrum mercury; 92 Uranium; 93 Neptunium; 94 Plutonium

Personal names

5.1 Mythological: 22 Titanium; 23 Vanadium; 41 Niobium; 73 Tantalum; 61 Promethium; 90 Thorium
5.2 Indirect: 62 Samarium; 64 Gadolinium
5.3 Scientists: 96 Curium; 99 Einsteinium; 100 Fermium; 101 Mendelevium; 102 Nobelium; 103 Lawrencium; 104 Rutherfordium; 106 Seaborgium; 107 Bohrium; 109 Meitnerium; 111 Roentgenium

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