What is Iridium?
Iridium is a metallic element with the atomic number 77 and the symbol Ir. On the periodic table of elements, it is found in Group 9, between platinum and osmium. It is referred to as a “transition metal” and also as a “platinum metal,” along with ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, and platinum itself. Iridium is a metallic element that is both hard and brittle. Described as whitish-yellow or silvery in color, it just a little less dense than osmium, which is the densest element—22.560 gm/cm3 compared to 22.6 gm/cm3 . Iridium was discovered by Smithson Tennant, an English chemist, in London, England in 1803, and it’s name comes from the Latin for iris, the goddess of the rainbow on account of its colored salts. Tennant was also he discoverer of osmium. It is found in gravel deposits, and believed to occur only in alloys with other noble metals, i.e., not in an uncombined state. Often it is found alloyed with osmium in compounds called osmiridium and iridiosmium, the origin of the n
A.V. Horton It is a hard, brittle, corrosion resistant, yellow metallic element. Its chemical symbol is Ir, its atomic number is 77, its atomic weight is 192.22, and it resides between Osmium and Platinum on the Periodic Table of the Elements. Dull and uninteresting, huh? Absolutely; but, that is not the Iridium we want you to know about. First, let us tell you that we had the privilege to hear Michael Bunker talk to a group of about 100 on August 15. The title of his talk was “Nowhere to Hide! Iridium Satellites” the talk lasted nearly four hours, and nobody left before the end!! His extensive information plus an internet scan are the basis for our remarks here. Bunker is an informed source of information and he has books and tapes on the subject. His claims are very well documented. The following is an astounding matter related to a company called Iridium LLC. Originally the company was Iridium, Inc., formed in June 1991 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Motorola. In mid 1993, position
