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In astronomy, metallicity means the abundance of elements heavier than helium relative to hydrogen, not the everyday presence of metallic solids.
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The early universe produced mostly hydrogen and helium with trace light nuclei.
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Spectroscopy measures absorption-line strengths from iron, oxygen, magnesium, carbon, and many other species.