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What is polyxene made of?

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rhodium — platinum group Rhodium foil and wire.

Polyxene is the ordinary variety of native platinum. It is composed of 80 percent to 90 percent platinum, along with 3 percent to 11 percent iron. Additionally, it contains other platinum group metals, as well as gold, copper, and nickel.1