Iridium, usually used in space rockets, is ten times rarer than platinum and highly resistant to heat so theoretically it can be dropped it into lava, and it will not melt.
铱，通常被用于太空火箭，比铂金稀有十倍并且高度耐热，因此理论上即使它掉进岩浆中也不会熔化。
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In a laboratory vault outside Paris is a small cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy that serves as the standard for all mass measurements worldwide.
在巴黎郊外的一个实验室地下室中，有一个铂铱合金作的圆筒，这个圆筒就是作为世界上所有质量测量的标准。
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Researchers spent three years developing the Zafirro Iridium, which has a handle made of 99.9 per cent pure iridium - the most corrosion-resistant platinum metal, found only in meteorites.