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YTYAN IRIDIUM, Platinum's twin companion And to which it has a great resemblance,
Is a white and brittle metal that fuses With difficulty in the Compound Blowpipe
flame.
J. Carrington Sellars,
Chemistianity, 1873, p-186
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Greek Mythology: IRIS Goddess of the Rainbow & Messenger of the Gods w/ Pictures
(on-line) (The illustration to the right is from that page).
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