Iron
Iron was, according to the Tenth Doctor, "a malleable ductile ferromagnetic metallic element, found mainly in haematite and magnetite." (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"]) Its chemical symbol on the periodic table was Fe. (AUDIO: Escape Room [+]Loading...["Escape Room (audio story)"])
The First Doctor noted that iron had a melting point of 1,539 degrees centigrade. (TV: "The Unwilling Warriors" [+]Part of The Sensorites, Loading...{"namedep":"The Unwilling Warriors (2)","1":"The Sensorites (TV story)"}) Its atomic weight was 55.84, and its specific gravity was 7.84. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks (episode 7) [+]Loading...{"ep":"7","1":"The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"})
Iron could rust. (AUDIO: The Macros [+]Loading...["The Macros (audio story)"])
Iron ore was not pure iron, but it was something that the Fourth Doctor would not have been surprised to find underground. (TV: The Creature from the Pit (episode 3) [+]Loading...{"ep":"3","1":"The Creature from the Pit (TV story)"})
Humans needed a source of iron. (COMIC: The Metal Eaters [+]Loading...["The Metal Eaters (comic story)"]) Red blood cells contained iron. (TV: Bad Wolf [+]Loading...{"ep":"","1":"Bad Wolf (TV story)"})
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In human mythology, iron was an "old magical defence". Because the animated gargoyle Bok believed in magic, the Third Doctor kept Bok at bay with an iron trowel and an old Venusian lullaby. (TV: The Dæmons [+]Loading...["The Dæmons (TV story)"]) The Hervoken were also similarly vulnerable to iron. (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"]) Mithras used a sword of pure iron to kill a Nimon scout. (AUDIO: Seasons of Fear [+]Loading...["Seasons of Fear (audio story)"])
The Tenth Doctor tasted iron after he licked a portable television. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern [+]Loading...["The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)"])
In the 1970s, a meteorite containing sentient iron filings crashed on Earth. The filings were released and began corroding metal wherever they went until they were stopped by the Third Doctor. (COMIC: The Metal Eaters [+]Loading...["The Metal Eaters (comic story)"])
The Eighth Doctor used iron fillings and gunpowder to create flash-charges. With these he fought off a group of Windigos. (COMIC: Bad Blood [+]Loading...["Bad Blood (comic story)"])
The planet Megerra was rich in valuable minerals such as iron. (PROSE: Shakedown [+]Loading...["Shakedown (novelisation)"])
Prior to the Thousand Year War, the Kaleds had discovered how to turn iron into gold. (AUDIO: The Lights of Skaro [+]Loading...["The Lights of Skaro (audio story)"]) The Daleks inherited this knowledge and used it to buy the loyalty of Theodore Maxtible. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks (episode 7) [+]Loading...{"ep":"7","1":"The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"})
Brittany Mordley needed iron-rich nutrients after she administered Cyberon. Thus, she ate pre-made meals. (PROSE: Silver-Tongued Liars [+]Loading...["Silver-Tongued Liars (short story)"])
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"Strike while the iron's hot" was a saying which Vivien Rook used as she pressed Lucy Saxon for an interview. (TV: The Sound of Drums [+]Loading...["The Sound of Drums (TV story)"])
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