Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26, located in Group 8 of the periodic table. It is the most abundant and widely used metal on Earth, primarily produced through a combination of mineral processing and pyrometallurgy. In nature, iron predominantly occurs in the form of minerals such as hematite (Fe₂O₃), magnetite (Fe₃O₄), limonite (Fe₂O₃.nH₂O), goethite (FeOOH), and siderite (FeCO₃). The presence of phosphorus in iron ores is highly detrimental and can cause significant issues in steel production, making precise mineral composition analysis crucial.

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