Telluric iron

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Description

Native metallic iron. Telluric iron is extremely rare with the only known quarry used in the past is on an island off Greenland (Ogden 2000). Most ancient metallic iron was obtained as iron meteoric iron.

Synonyms and Related Terms

telluur ijzer (Ned.)

Additional Information

J. Ogden, "Metals" in Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology, P.Nicholson, I.Shaw (eds.), Cambridge University Press, 2000, p. 166.

Authority

  • Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technologies, Paul Nicholson, Ian Shaw (eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000 Comment: J. Ogden, "Metals"

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