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  • azurite
    mineral
    / Metals

    The iron-group metals are isometric and have a simple cubic packed structure. Its members include pure iron, which is rarely found on the surface of Earth, and two species of nickel-iron (kamacite and taenite), which have been identified as common constituents of meteorites. Native iron has…

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    The iron-group metals are isometric and have a simple cubic packed structure. Its members include pure iron, which is rarely found on the surface of Earth, and two species of nickel-iron (kamacite and taenite), which have been identified as common constituents of meteorites. Native iron has…

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