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How is germanium separated from other materials found within it?

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How is germanium separated from other materials found within it?

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Once collected the crude germanium ingots are purified by zone refining, a process that mets a cross sectional area of the ingot allowing the impurities to concentrate in the melt while the pure germanium is allowed to resolidify in the cooling material.