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meteoric iron

iron originating from a meteorite rather than from the Earth since formation
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meteoric iron

Summary

meteoric iron ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,028 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • meteoric iron is made of kamacite[2].
  • meteoric iron is made of taenite[3].
  • meteoric iron is made of tetrataenite[4].
  • meteoric iron is made of antitaenite[5].
  • meteoric iron is a type of telluric iron[6].
  • meteoric iron is a type of alloy[7].
  • meteoric iron's Commons category is recorded as Meteoritic iron objects[8].
  • meteoric iron is the opposite of telluric iron[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include telluric iron[6] and alloy[7]. meteoric iron is the opposite of telluric iron[9].

Why It Matters

meteoric iron ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,028 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q119892838
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q119892838]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269338|batch #269338]]"
  2. 9d ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Made from material → kamacite, taenite, tetrataenite +1
    Opposite of → telluric iron
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → telluric iron, alloy
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q37756]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269323|batch #269323]]"
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