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SWAMP ORE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-06-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Iron and Manganese Mining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bog iron ore
1, record 1, English, bog%20iron%20ore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- morass ore 2, record 1, English, morass%20ore
correct
- meadow ore 2, record 1, English, meadow%20ore
correct
- marsh ore 3, record 1, English, marsh%20ore
correct
- swamp ore 2, record 1, English, swamp%20ore
correct
- lake ore 3, record 1, English, lake%20ore
- lake iron ore 4, record 1, English, lake%20iron%20ore
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soft, spongy, and porous deposit of impure hydrous iron oxides formed in bogs, marshes, swamps, peat mosses, and shallow lakes by precipitation from iron-bearing waters and by the oxidizing action of algae, iron bacteria, or the atmosphere; ... 3, record 1, English, - bog%20iron%20ore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mines de fer et de manganèse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- minerai de fer des marais
1, record 1, French, minerai%20de%20fer%20des%20marais
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En certaines régions on peut assister de nos jours à la formation de gîtes de minerai de «fer des marais». L'eau qui s'infiltre à travers les roches dissout le fer, sourd de la terre sous forme de sources dans les marais ou près de marais contenant des matières carbonacées qui réagissent avec les solutions ferreuses pour produire de la limonite qui se dépose au fond du marais. 2, record 1, French, - minerai%20de%20fer%20des%20marais
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La découverte de minerai de fer des marais dans les Cantons de l'Est au Québec a été suivie, en 1823, par la découverte de placers aurifères [...] En Ontario, des gîtes de minerai de fer des marais étaient mis à jour en 1800 à Simcoe [...] 3, record 1, French, - minerai%20de%20fer%20des%20marais
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les tourbières, les lacs ou les marais des régions récemment glacées, se forment encore actuellement des dépôts de fer dénommés «fer des marais». 4, record 1, French, - minerai%20de%20fer%20des%20marais
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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