“Iron is not only the most important metal in our natural environment, but it is also the basis of civilisation and industry, as well as an arm of war and peace. It is difficult to encounter in Mendeleev’s periodic table any other element that has been so bound up with the past, present and future of humanity”
Alexander Fersman (1883–1945)
Russian academic, mineralogist, geochemist and geographer
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Jordá, E.G. Metal that came from the sky. Clin Transl Oncol 10, 385–388 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-008-0219-4
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