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Iron Ore

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-014974

Iron ore is a mineral substance which, when heated in the presence of a reductant, will yield metallic iron (Fe). It almost always consists of iron oxides, the primary forms of which are magnetite (Fe3O4) and hematite (Fe2O3).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-014974
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Iron Ore Statistics and Information at http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/iron_ore
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014974",
  "term": "Iron Ore",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Iron ore is a mineral substance which, when heated in the presence of a reductant, will yield metallic iron (Fe). It almost always consists of iron oxides, the primary forms of which are magnetite (Fe3O4) and hematite (Fe2O3).",
  "references": [
    "USGS Iron Ore Statistics and Information at http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/iron_ore"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/iron-ore/"
}

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