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Atium may also be alloyed with any of the other Allomatic metals. However the only currently known atium alloy is [[malatium]], an atium-gold alloy. These alloys grant various expanded mental and temporal effects when burned.{{wob ref|4615}}
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As atium is a god metal, it does not form naturally. The metal only came to exist when [[Preservation]] stole a chunk of Ruin's power and created the Pits of Hathsin, where atium grows in crystals, to deny Ruin's access of part of his power. During the Final Empire, atium is classified as one of the two high metals along with gold and was thought to be only accessible to [[Mistborn]]s. However, atium mistings did exist. Due to the scarcity of atium and the [[Lord Ruler]]'s intended misleading,{{cite}} such existence was unknown to most people until the exception of [[Yomen]] occurred. The [[Steel Ministry]] sometimes blend atium into food during a ball, to find out hidden atium mistings. These people can be used to make [[Steel Inquisitors]] or put to other usages. {{cite}}
Actually, the atium mistings are not natural. Supposedly, there are only 16 kinds of mistings for each kind of basic metal. But Preservation altered this as a part of his plan to defeat Ruin. The atium mistings serves as a way to burn away Ruin's power without being effected so much by the destructive [[Shard|Intent]]. Also, when the [[mist]]s started to snap people, 1/16 of them became [[Mistfallen]], whom were later found out to be atium mistings.
After the catacendre, Sazed changed the Allomantic table back to normal and atium mistings no longer exists.{{cite}}
=== Atium Mining ===
During the time of [[Final Empire]], atium can only be mined at the [[Pits of Hathsin]], run by the noble [[House Venture]]. Several days before the fall of Final Empire, because of [[Kelsier]]'s second visit to the pits, the atium mine is destroyed.
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