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specular iron

noun

Definitions

  1. Iron ore that contains a small amount of sulfur and which appears to have shiny or…

    Iron ore that contains a small amount of sulfur and which appears to have shiny or reflective facets.

    • Woollen cloth is strongly vitreous with zinc and bismuth, moderately so with silver, copper, lead, and specular iron.
    • The whole variety is in close connection with the micaceous specular iron, between which and the crystallized oxide of iron is an uninterrupted transition.

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