The phrase "a type of iron" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific category or classification of iron, often in contexts related to materials, metallurgy, or chemistry.
Example: "Cast iron is a type of iron that is known for its excellent castability and machinability."
Alternatives: "a variety of iron" or "a form of iron."
An untrustworthy partner caused the failure of a London business he started in 1808 for the manufacture of a type of iron tank Trevithick had patented; bankruptcy followed in 1811.
Red meat in general also has high levels of a type of iron called heme that, when consumed in high amounts, can increase oxidative stress and lead to chronic inflammation, which can also affect insulin production.
Kamaishi was a small fishing village until magnetite (a type of iron ore) was discovered in the area in 1727, and Japan's first European-style blast furnace was constructed in the city in 1857.
In many anthropoid primates, fruit is a primary source of vitamin C, but unlike anthropoid primates, lemurs (and all strepsirrhines) can synthesize their own vitamin C. Historically, captive lemur diets high in vitamin C-rich fruits have been thought to cause hemosiderosis, a type of iron overload disorder, since vitamin C increases iron absorption.
Therefore, a ZIP13 mutation would result in a type of iron dyshomeostasis that would not present itself with the typical types of symptons (e.g., skin abnormality, bone malformation, and growth retardation) observed with classical iron deficiency.
Moreover, we found genes coding for the production of bacterioferritin, a type of iron-storage protein [ 49].
SilenceMag is a type of Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIOs) that are positively charged thus has good biocompatibility [ 14].
Only the symbiotic Frankia strains contain a third type of iron- ABC cassette (FbpABC), which is used for ferric iron import (Additional file 10).
The Frankia genomes contain a second type of iron regulatory protein, diptheria toxin repressor (DtxR) (Additional file 10), which regulate several iron related proteins including siderophores and iron storage proteins [ 145].
It was a type of limonite, an iron oxide.
I believe words should be like a type of hot branding iron being seared onto leather.
