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Ir: 2·8·18·32·15·2

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Ir

Iridium

Z 
77
Mass 
192.217
Lifeforce 
Earth
A thin pale band runs horizontally through the layered rock of a cliff face.
Plate · Iridium Iridium lies as a narrow line in the rock, the imprint of a day when the sky fell.

Stable earth: holds form, endures, builds the structures on which all else stands. The slow time of matter, the patience of mountains.

Born in supernova explosions, the death of massive stars scattering their innards across the galaxy.

Family portrait: this element's own portrait is not written yet. Mendeleev left gaps; we label ours.

Tool · Cosmic origin

Where your atoms come from

Ir · Supernova

Born in supernova explosions, the death of massive stars scattering their innards across the galaxy.

65 of the 118 elements share this origin.

Choose a stage: click, or arrow keys. · Cosmic nucleosynthesis · current standard model

Tool · Periodic table

Your place in the system

  • Fire
  • Water
  • Air
  • Earth
  • Source

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