Iron found naturally on Earth that is neither in an ore nor from a meteorite
Telluric iron
Sawed slab of basalt with bright, metallic native-iron inclusions from Uivfaq, Disko Island (specimen size: 7.8 cm × 3.5 cm × 0.6 cm (3.07 in × 1.38 in × 0.24 in))
General
Category
Native element mineral
Formula (repeating unit)
Fe
Strunz classification
1.AE.05
Dana classification
1.1.17.1
Crystal system
Cubic
Crystal class
Hexoctahedral (m3m) H-M symbol: (4/m 3 2/m)
Space group
Im3m
Unit cell
a = 2.8664 Å; Z = 2
Identification
Color
Steel-gray to iron-black, white in polished section
Crystal habit
Massive, as interstitial blebs, rare as crystals
Twinning
On {111} and on {112}
Cleavage
{001}; with parting on {112}
Fracture
Hackly
Tenacity
Malleable
Mohs scale hardness
4
Luster
Metallic
Diaphaneity
Opaque
Specific gravity
7.3–7.87
References
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Telluric iron, also called native iron, is iron that originated on Earth, and is found in a metallic form rather than as an ore. Telluric iron is extremely rare, with only one known major deposit in the world, located in Greenland.
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