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  2. Iron ore - Wikipedia

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    Elemental iron is virtually absent on the Earth's surface except as iron-nickel alloys from meteorites and very rare forms of deep mantle xenoliths.Although iron is the fourth most abundant element in Earth's crust, composing about 5% by weight, [4] the vast majority is bound in silicate or, more rarely, carbonate minerals, and smelting pure iron from these minerals would require a prohibitive ...

  3. Siderite - Wikipedia

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    Its name comes from the Ancient Greek word σίδηρος (sídēros), meaning "iron". A valuable iron ore , it consists of 48% iron and lacks sulfur and phosphorus . Zinc , magnesium , and manganese commonly substitute for the iron, resulting in the siderite- smithsonite , siderite- magnesite , and siderite- rhodochrosite solid solution series.

  4. Category:Iron ores - Wikipedia

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    Iron ore deposits (15 P) Pages in category "Iron ores" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  5. Iron - Wikipedia

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    El Mutún in Bolivia, where 10% of the world's accessible iron ore is located. Hamersley Basin is the largest iron ore deposit in Australia. Kiirunavaara in Sweden, where one of the world's largest deposits of iron ore is located; The Mesabi Iron Range is the chief iron ore mining district in the United States. Iron and steel industry; Iron cycle

  6. Limonite - Wikipedia

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    Limonite (/ ˈ l aɪ m ə ˌ n aɪ t /) is an iron ore consisting of a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides in varying composition. The generic formula is frequently written as FeO(OH)·nH 2 O, although this is not entirely accurate as the ratio of oxide to hydroxide can vary quite widely.

  7. List of minerals recognized by the International ...

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    Use of old mineral names is also discontinued, for example when a name is no longer considered valid. Therefore, a list of recognised mineral species is never complete. Minerals are distinguished by various chemical and physical properties. Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish the various species.

  8. Taconite - Wikipedia

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    In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the United States was mining such an abundance of iron ore of high quality that taconite was considered an uneconomic waste product. By the end of World War II much of the high-grade iron ore in the United States had been exhausted, so taconite became valued as a new source of the metal. [2]

  9. Iron oxide copper gold ore deposits - Wikipedia

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    Marcona Mine 1,400 million tonnes iron ore; Pampa de Pongo 1,000 million tonnes 75% magnetite; Mina Justa copper-gold deposit [14] Some authors (e.g., Skirrow et al. 2004) consider the iron ore deposits of Kiruna, Sweden as being IOCG deposits. Similar styles of fault-hosted magnetite-hematite breccias with minor copper-gold mineralisation and ...