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In the crust the free metal is rare, occurring as terrestrial iron (alloyed with 2â3 percent nickel) in basaltic rocks in Greenland and carbonaceous sediments in the United States (Missouri) and as a low-nickel meteoric iron (5â7 percent nickel), kamacite.
Like other group 8 elements, iron exists in a wide range of oxidation states, â2 to +6, although +2 and +3 are the most common. Elemental iron occurs in meteoroids and other low oxygen environments, but is reactive to oxygen and water.