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Unbihexium

Calculations concerning the origin of the universe show that unbihexium is a “primordial superheavy element”, meaning that it was formed in supernova explosions in a very early period. Further calculations show that an isotope of this element, having 126 protons and 184 neutrons, should have a high stability and that large amounts of this isotope must have been present when the earth was formed.

It is assumed that giant monazite halos, seen in a black mica called biotite, derive from the decay of this element [1]. Other supposed traces of its decay are found in meteorites, namely Angra dos Reis in Brasil, Kapoeta in Sudan, Toluca in Mexico, El Taco in Argentina, and Nakhala in Egypt [2].

Present experimental plans for the production of element 126 are the nuclear fusion of hafnium with xenon, palladium with bromine, and thorium with krypton.

[1] R. V. Gentry et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 1976, 37, 11–15.

[2] N. Bhandari et al., Nature 1971, 230, 219–224.

You blossomed
in ancient times
in the burst
of exploding
stars.
Now people are searching
for your ashes on Earth,
in giant halos of mica
and in stones
from the sky.

And there are
also those
who are striving
to see you blossom
among us,
as a tiny star,
with Hafnium
and a beam
of Xenon,
right here
in the lab.