Iridosmium - meaning and definition. What is Iridosmium
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What (who) is Iridosmium - definition

ALLOY OF IRIDIUM AND OSMIUM
Iridiosmium; Iridosmine; Siserskite; Iridosmium
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Iridosmium         
·noun The native compound of iridium and osmium. It is found in flattened metallic grains of extreme hardness, and is often used for pointing gold pens.
Iridosmine         
·noun ·Alt. of Iridosmium.
Osmiridium         
Osmiridium and iridosmine are natural alloys of the elements osmium and iridium, with traces of other platinum-group metals.

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Osmiridium

Osmiridium and iridosmine are natural alloys of the elements osmium and iridium, with traces of other platinum-group metals.

Osmiridium has been defined as containing a higher proportion of iridium, with iridosmine containing more osmium. However, as the content of the natural Os-Ir alloys varies considerably, the constituent percentages of specimens often reflects the reverse situation of osmiridium describing specimens containing a higher proportion of osmium and iridosmine specimens containing more iridium.