Iridium

Iridium

element
Ir

The densest and most corrosion-resistant metal on Earth

Iridium is so rare and tough that a spike of it in ancient rock layers marks the asteroid impact that ended the dinosaurs.

Iridium (Ir) - a transition metal, painted as an original watercolour derived from its place in the periodic table.

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Crystallography

Catalogue identityIridium
FormulaIr
ElementIr (Z = 77)

Allotropes