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0cf8612b2e1elast Saturday at 3:41 AM1 replyview on HN

Maybe there is not a huge need for isotopically pure mercury so the current price is not reflective of acquisition/manufacturing costs?


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K0baltlast Saturday at 2:11 PM

Yeah, it’s expensive because nobody needs it so the process is very small scale and essentially a bespoke isotope separation service.