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  2. Taconite - Wikipedia

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    Following development of high grade direct shipping iron ore deposits on the Mesabi Range, containing up to 65% iron and as little as 1.25% silica, miners termed the unaltered iron-formation wall rock taconite. The iron content of taconite is generally 30% to 35%, and the silica content generally around 45%.

  3. Sabot (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    A sabot (UK: / s æ ˈ b oʊ, ˈ s æ b oʊ /, US: / ˈ s eɪ b oʊ /) is a supportive device used in firearm/artillery ammunitions to fit/patch around a projectile, such as a bullet/slug or a flechette-like projectile (such as a kinetic energy penetrator), and keep it aligned in the center of the barrel when fired.

  4. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    Daimon Hellstrom's trident is made of Netheranium, which enables him to fly and manipulate mystical energy. Netherite Minecraft: An ancient fireproof alloy made from gold and netherite scraps, which are smelted from debris found in the Nether dimension. When combined with diamond equipment, the metal creates the game's strongest weapons and armor.

  5. M829 - Wikipedia

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    The M829 dart has a ballistic nose and six tail fins made of aluminum. It is carried in the gun tube by a four-piece aluminum sabot, which separates into four "petals" soon after the round leaves the gun tube. [2] The propulsion system uses an obturating case base with a semi-combustible cartridge wall.

  6. Sabot (shoe) - Wikipedia

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    A sabot (/ ˈ s æ b oʊ /, US also / s æ ˈ b oʊ, s ə-/) [1] is a clog from France or surrounding countries such as The Netherlands, Belgium or Italy. Sabots are either whole-foot clogs or a heavy leather shoe with a wooden sole. Sabots were considered a work shoe associated with the lower classes in the 16th to 19th centuries.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Saprolite - Wikipedia

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    A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less-weathered regolith; beneath C is bedrock. Saprolite is a chemically weathered rock. Saprolites form in the lower zones of soil profiles and represent deep weathering of the bedrock surface. In most outcrops, its color comes from ferric compounds.

  9. Category:Iron mining - Wikipedia

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