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iron peak
  ستیغ ِ آهن  
setiq-e âhan
Fr.: pic du fer  

A maximum on the element-abundance curve in the vicinity of the iron → atomic number 26. The relative higher abundance of the → iron peak elements results from their being the end products of → nucleosynthesis in the interiors of → massive stars.

See also: → iron; → peak.