Iron - Law Dictionary Search Results

A fragrant liquid substance a mixture of several isomers of the formula C14H22O forming the essence of the violet fragrance commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris The main ingredient in violets is alpha irone which occurs as both cis and trans stereoisomers Called also 6 methylionone...

Hematite

An important ore of iron the sesquioxide so called because of the red color of the powder It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals and in massive and earthy forms the last called red ocher Called also specular iron oligist iron rhombohedral iron ore and bloodstone See Brown hematite under Brown...

Siderite

Carbonate of iron an important ore of iron occuring generally in cleavable masses but also in rhombohedral crystals It is of a light yellowish brown color Called also sparry iron spathic iron...

Mitis casting

A process invented by P Ostberg for producing malleable iron castings by melting wrought iron to which from 005 to 01 per cent of aluminum is added to lower the melting point usually in a petroleum furnace keeping the molten metal at the bubbling point until it becomes quiet and then pouring the molten metal into a mold lined with a special mixture consisting essentially of molasses and ground burnt fire clay also a casting made by this process called also wrought iron casting...

Marcasite

A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites in composition but differing in form white iron pyrites...

Menaccanite

An iron black or steel gray mineral consisting chiefly of the oxides of iron and titanium It is commonly massive but occurs also in rhombohedral crystals Called also titanic iron ore and ilmenite...

Magnetite

An oxide of iron Fe3O4 occurring in isometric crystals also massive of a black color and metallic luster It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity being then called loadstone It is an important iron ore Called also magnetic iron...

Limonite

Hydrous sesquioxide of iron an important ore of iron occurring in stalactitic mammillary or earthy forms of a dark brown color and yellowish brown powder It includes bog iron Also called brown hematite...

Ferrous

Pertaining to or derived from iron especially used of compounds of iron in which the iron has its lower valence of two as ferrous sulphate...

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