Iridium Images

Hydrogen
Helium
Lithium
Beryllium
Boron
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Fluorine
Neon
Sodium
Magnesium
Aluminum
Silicon
Phosphorus
Sulfur
Chlorine
Argon
Potassium
Calcium
Scandium
Titanium
Vanadium
Chromium
Manganese
Iron
Cobalt
Nickel
Copper
Zinc
Gallium
Germanium
Arsenic
Selenium
Bromine
Krypton
Rubidium
Strontium
Yttrium
Zirconium
Niobium
Molybdenum
Technetium
Ruthenium
Rhodium
Palladium
Silver
Cadmium
Indium
Tin
Antimony
Tellurium
Iodine
Xenon
Cesium
Barium
Lanthanum
Cerium
Praseodymium
Neodymium
Promethium
Samarium
Europium
Gadolinium
Terbium
Dysprosium
Holmium
Erbium
Thulium
Ytterbium
Lutetium
Hafnium
Tantalum
Tungsten
Rhenium
Osmium
Iridium
Platinum
Gold
Mercury
Thallium
Lead
Bismuth
Polonium
Astatine
Radon
Francium
Radium
Actinium
Thorium
Protactinium
Uranium
Neptunium
Plutonium
Americium
Curium
Berkelium
Californium
Einsteinium
Fermium
Mendelevium
Nobelium
Lawrencium
Rutherfordium
Dubnium
Seaborgium
Bohrium
Hassium
Meitnerium
Darmstadtium
Roentgenium
Ununbium
Ununtrium
Ununquadium
Ununpentium
Ununhexium
Ununseptium
Ununoctium
Photographs provided courtesy of periodictabletable.com. These images are Copyright (c) 2007 by Theodore W. Gray, available in high resolution form for commercial licensing.

The very best of these images are collected in a Photographic Periodic Table Poster available in many sizes from place mats to classroom size.

Some of these samples are of the pure element, others are of common (or uncommon) applications or minerals containing the element. Sizes and purities are approximate.

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Iridium K-T Boundary Clay
K-T Boundary Clay.
Size: 1.5" Purity: <1%
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Iridium Ion source
Ion source.
Size: 3" Purity: 0%
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Iridium Museum-grade sample
Museum-grade sample.
Size: 2" Purity: >99%
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Iridium Phonograph needle
Phonograph needle.
Size: 0.5" Purity: <50%
Iridium Larger lump
Larger lump.
Size: 0.5" Purity: 99%
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Iridium Sample from the Everest Set
Sample from the Everest Set.
Size: 0.2" Purity: >99%
Iridium Real iridium
Real iridium.
Size: 0.2" Purity: 99.95%
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Iridium Spark Plug
Spark Plug.
Size: 3" Purity: >90%
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Iridium Osmiridium aka Iridosmine
Osmiridium (aka Iridosmine).
Size: 0.02" Composition: IrOs
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Iridium Big bag of beads
Big bag of beads. (External Sample)
Size: 0.25" Composition: ReRuOsIr
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Iridium Photo Card Deck of the Elements
Photo Card Deck of the Elements.
Size: 5" Composition: HHeLiBeBCNOFNeNaMg AlSiPSClArKCaScTiVCrMn FeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrKr RbSrYZrNbMoTcRuRhPdAg CdInSnSbTeIXeCsBaLaCePr NdPmSmEuGdTbDyHoErTm YbLuHfTaWReOsIrPtAuHgTl PbBiPoAtRnFrRaAcThPaUNp PuAmCmBkCfEsFmMdNoLrRf DbSgBhHsMtDsRgUubUutUuq UupUuhUusUuo
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Iridium Ad for osmiridium tipped pen
Ad for osmiridium tipped pen.
Size: 10" Composition: OsIr
Iridium Osmiridium pen
Osmiridium pen.
Size: 1" Composition: OsIr
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Iridium Osmiridium pen
Osmiridium pen.
Size: 1" Composition: OsIr
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Iridium Iridosmine
Iridosmine. (External Sample)
Size: 1 Purity: 50%
Iridium Native iridium
Native iridium. (External Sample)
Size: 1 Purity: >90%
Iridium Oliver Sacks' slab
Oliver Sacks' slab. (External Sample)
Size: 2.5 Purity: 99.995%
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Iridium Big bag of beads
Big bag of beads. (External Sample)
Size: 0.25" Purity: 99.99%
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Iridium Big bag of beads
Big bag of beads. (External Sample)
Size: 0.25" Purity: 99.99%
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