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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
A rock classification type About SlagHidePartially or completely melted lithic material usually as a by-product of smelting or glass creation.Unique IdentifiersHideLong-form identifier:mindat:1:1:49967:12efda346-2a60-4342-a716-e63bbf5b43f9Classification of SlagHideArtificial materialSlagSub-divisions of SlagHideSlagFerroliteIron slagNon-ferrous metallic slagWeathered non-ferrous metallic slagGlass slagBodeachatMariensteinSieberachatVarieties of SlagHideBodeachatGerman name for bluish to greenish slag from the iron smelters and glas smelters in the area of the upper Bode river, especially near Treseburg.See also Marienstein.NOT an agate (German: achat).MariensteinLocal name for turquoise-coloured water-worn iron slag found in the Ahr valley (North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany.It is the result of iron smelting in the 15th and 16th centuries.The size of the slag pieces ranges from a few mm ...SieberachatGerman name for bluish slag from the Steinrenner Hütte (smelter) that smelted the iron ores from the Eisensteinberg.Named for the Sieber river (Sieber valley), Harz, Germany.Bodeachat is a similar bluish slag.NOT an agate (German: achat).Common AssociatesHideAssociated Minerals Based on Photo Data:Internet Links for SlagHideReferences for SlagHide
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