Concept information
Preferred term
IRON
Definition
- A metal in the first transition series. It is by mass the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust. Its abundance in rocky planets like Earth is due to its abundant production by fusion in high-mass stars, where it is the last element to be produced with release of energy before the violent collapse of a supernova, which scatters the iron into space. (en)
Broader concept
- CONTAMINANTS (en)
Change note
- 2018-03-07 07:53:08.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (IRON [0965eb7b-6bd3-48a3-aa2a-52d7e2dda8ad,310659] - CONTAMINANTS [42c6d91b-afef-4638-95c5-0d130828b2e7,84623]);
- 2018-03-07 09:26:01.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: A metal in the first transition series. It is by mass the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust. Its abundance in rocky planets like Earth is due to its abundant production by fusion in high-mass stars, where it is the last element to be produced with release of energy before the violent collapse of a supernova, which scatters the iron into space. language code: en);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/0965eb7b-6bd3-48a3-aa2a-52d7e2dda8ad
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