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Do you think is interesting that most needed metals (iron/steel) and materials (trees/building materials) are most abundant on this planet?

Posted - October 25, 2021
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  • 6023
    No.

    Those are the most used materials because they are so abundant.

    If other materials were more abundant, or easier to extract and build with ... those materials would be used.
      October 25, 2021 8:07 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Yes, I guess that is a good possibility.
      October 25, 2021 9:52 AM MDT
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  • 16826
    Actually they're not. Silica and aluminium are far more abundant than iron (in the crust, at least). Harder to refine, but there's a lot more of it.
      October 25, 2021 3:36 PM MDT
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