text: Michael Martinez wrote a 2013 piece on the history of this metal, theorizing that most of this metal ever mined had been destroyed but that there might be a great vein to be mined in the ruins of a certain town destroyed by a volcano.
full_question: Michael Martinez wrote a 2013 piece on the history of this metal, theorizing that most of this metal ever mined had been destroyed but that there might be a great vein to be mined in the ruins of a certain town destroyed by a volcano. This metal, which was once worth ten times the price of gold, whose name roughly translates to “mist glitter”, is the only one to be stronger than steel while maintaining silver like properties and yet be lighter than either. Some speculation has been made to what modern metal this substance may be, with some thinking that it was an ancient form of titanium or yttrium silver, but frustratingly is termed “harder than a dragon’s scale, making both unlikely. This metal was largely used for armor, was mostly found at Khazad-dûm, and overly aggressive mining of this element led to the release of the Balrog. For ten points, name this metal that made up a shirt owned by Bilbo Baggins that he found in Smaug’s treasure hoard.
first_sentence: Michael Martinez wrote a 2013 piece on the history of this metal, theorizing that most of this metal ever mined had been destroyed but that there might be a great vein to be mined in the ruins of a certain town destroyed by a volcano.