Made Of

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Made from

FeironOoxygen

Comes from

mine

4steps from the big bang

115things can go into it

iron ore

NaturalMineral

Iron in ore is mostly bound to oxygen, like rust. Many huge ore beds formed as early ocean microbes changed iron dissolved in seawater into solid oxides.

First appearedDate not yet known

Goes into

steel

Iron in ore is mostly bound to oxygen, like rust. Many huge ore beds formed as early ocean microbes changed iron dissolved in seawater into solid oxides.

From the big bang to iron ore

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago

star13.6 bn yrs ago

Ooxygen13.6 bn yrs ago

iron oredate unknown