iron

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If there is too little oxygen when the core forms, phosphorus bonds with heavy metals such as iron and gets pulled down into the core.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Heavy metals such as iron sink inward and create the core, while lighter material remains above and eventually becomes the mantle and later the crust.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Your challenge now is to iron out the IRA and house questions.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Jefferies highlights coal and iron ore miners as most at risk given the large volumes they need to move.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Some more of them—these appeared younger and somehow dirtier—were jeering from behind a black iron fence that surrounded the yard.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan