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| | MFA - CAMEO - Material Description |
 | | Nickel occurs naturally in many ores such as nicolite, pyrrhotite, pentlandite, and garnierite as well as in metallic meteorites. |
 | | Its abundance in the earth's crust is 99 ppm and large reserves are located in Ontario, Norway, Finland, Cuba, China, and Australia. |
 | | In Europe, nickel is prohibited in jewelry, watches, and zippers because of its carcinogenic potential via skin absorption. |
| www.mfa.org /_CAMEO/FRONTEND/material_description.asp?name=nickel&language=1 (213 words) |
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