Platinum
Platinum is an element, number 78 on the periodic table. The planet Janus VI was rich in platinum, among other minerals. ()

Very volatile over 30 °C, liquefied platinum was used in  starships in combination with cobalt to line antimatter relays. There were about 2.5 milliliters in each relay. The crew of  once used a half liter of platinum stripped from the relays to pay the foreman of a trellium mining planet of for the privilege of seeing Kessick. ()

While trapped in Earth's past, Spock required a "small" block of platinum ("five or six pounds...") to properly construct a duodynetic field core. A frustrated James Kirk assured him that this was something less than economically feasible. ()

Platinum was not found on the planet Angel I, a fact that allowed the  to find the survivors of the freighter Odin, who were hiding on the planet in 2364. Their leader, , kept his wings for its sentimental values on a necklace. The wings were made of platinum. ()

See also 
 Latinum

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