Meaning of specular iron | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“Woollen cloth is strongly vitreous with zinc and bismuth, moderately so with silver, copper, lead⟳, and specular iron⟳.”

“This species includes the old species, specular iron⟳ and red iron⟳ ore, which are identical in chemical composition, and differ⟳ only in the state of aggregation of the particles. Specular iron⟳ includes the varieties of a perfect metallic lustre; if the structure⟳ is micaceous, it is the micaceous 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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