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iron meteorite

meteorite composed of iron-nickel alloy called meteoric iron
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iron meteorite

Summary

iron meteorite is a meteorite type[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of meteorite_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (650 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • iron meteorite's instance of is recorded as meteorite type[3].
  • iron meteorite is made of meteoric iron[4].
  • iron meteorite is a type of meteorite[5].
  • iron meteorite's Commons category is recorded as Iron meteorites[6].
  • iron meteorite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iron meteorites[7].
  • iron meteorite's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002052[8].

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Definition and Type

iron meteorite's instance of is recorded as meteorite type[3]. It is a type of meteorite[5].

Why It Matters

iron meteorite ranks in the top 10% of meteorite_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (650 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → meteorite type
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → meteorite
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529317705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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