Dark Iron Ore, Magnetite Ore, Smelting Ore, Iron Ore Rock, 5 Pounds For Sale

This Magnetite Iron Ore is mined from the Adirondack Mountains in New York State. This is the ore that we use to smelt our bloom iron here at Dark Iron Forge. This ore is high in iron content and magnets will stick to it. Pieces in our five-pound lot range from at most 4 inches across all the way down to quarter inch in size. Each lot will contain a nice variety of sizes.Aside from being a great smelting ore, these natural magnetite pieces are ideal for metaphysical uses. They are also great as iron ore mineral specimens. They can be broken up into various sizes for study samples or scientific use.The Adirondacks of northern New York contain some of the highest quality iron ores in the world! Once iron deposits began to be discovered here in the early 1800's, mining and processing of this desirable resource became one of the primary industries that helped attract settlement and spur the region's economic development.
Many small ore-processing facilities sprang up along the region's rivers, the water serving as the power source for ore separation, operating heavy hammers to shape the smelted iron, driving mills to reheat and roll the iron, and running factories to produce a host of finished items. Most of the iron was made by reducing the ore in small bloomery forges, some blast furnaces were also employed. Charcoal was the fuel used for smelting, and vast quantities had to be produced and stockpiled. The region's timberlands were viewed as an inexhaustible supply for this purpose.Listing is for 5 pounds.
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