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{{Title|Iron}}
{{Title|Iron}}
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{{Seealso|Iron Skull}}
{{Seealso|Iron Skull}}
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[[File:Iron_ore_-_no_label.jpg|thumb|A segment of iron ore.]]
[[File:Iron ore - no label.jpg|thumb|A segment of iron ore.]]
'''Iron''' is a chemical element with the symbol Fe (Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26. Iron is a group 8 and period 4 element on the periodic table. Iron is a lustrous, silvery soft metal. It is one of the few ferromagnetic elements.
'''Iron''' is a chemical element with the symbol Fe (Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26. Iron is a group 8 and period 4 element on the periodic table. Iron is a lustrous, silvery soft metal. It is one of the few ferromagnetic elements.


Iron and [[nickel]] are notable for being the final elements produced by stellar nucleosynthesis, and are therefore the heaviest elements which do not require a red giant or supernova for formation. Iron and nickel are therefore the most abundant metals in metallic meteorites and in the dense-metal cores of planets such as [[Earth]]. Iron and nickel alloys are also the most common source of ferromagnetic materials in everyday use.
Iron is used by the [[UNSC]] in a wide array of functions, including use with [[tungsten]] to create rounds for the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]], used by the [[UNSC Navy]] warships as high-penetration weapons.


Iron is used by the [[UNSC]] in a wide array of functions, including use with [[tungsten]] to create rounds for the [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]], used by the [[UNSC Navy]] warships as high-penetration weapons.
[[Category:Materials]]
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[[Category:The Real World]]
[[Category:The Real World]]
[[Category:Elements]]
[[Category:Elements]]
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