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Cryolite, an Uncommon card
Cryolite is a rare mineral identified with the once-large deposit at Ivittuut on the southwest coast of Greenland, mined commercially until 1987.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 104
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 63,000
Power 104 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Cryolite quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cryolite card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is used in the ______ of aluminium, in pest control, and as a dye.
Answer
reduction. It is used in the reduction of aluminium, in pest control, and as a dye. From the Cryolite article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Cryolite is a rare mineral identified with the once-large deposit at Ivittuut on the southwest coast of Greenland, mined commercially until ____.
Answer
1980s. Cryolite is a rare mineral identified with the once-large deposit at Ivittuut on the southwest coast of Greenland, mined commercially until 1987. From the Cryolite article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is used in the reduction of aluminium, in pest control, and as a dye.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cryolite article was read about 63,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Cryolite
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cryolite (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
