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Iron and nickel compose the bulk of the inner and outer core of the Earth.
The bulk of the inner and outer cores, around 80%, are composed of iron. A substantial amount, around 10%, is composed of nickel, and the remainder is a mixture of other elements.

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The Earth's inner core consists mainly of the metals iron and nickel in the form of an alloy. There are a small percentages of other metals but those two make up most of the percentage.

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