osmiridium
Sign in to savethumb|Osmiridium-564562 Osmiridium and iridosmine are natural alloys of the elements osmium and iridium, with traces of other platinum-group metals.
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thumb|Osmiridium-564562 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.
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