bloomery

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bloomery

(ˈbluːmərɪ)
n, pl -eries
(Metallurgy) a place in which malleable iron is produced directly from iron ore
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Bloomeries piled up ironstone and charcoal, producing "blooms" of spongy iron, which were then hammered into bars.
Furnace symbolises the birth of the industrial revolution; Chris Upton looks at the industrial heritage of what was once the hottest spot in the Midlands
Small iron-working furnaces ("Franklin furnaces") and "bloomeries" (simple forges) were flourishing in the region before and during the American Revolution; in fact, the iron-mining and iron-working industry around Franklin did not entirely shut down until about 1880.
Mine Hill in Franklin and Sterling Hill in Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey: Mining History, 1765-1900
There were already iron bloomeries and forges on Pensnett Chase by the end of the Tudor period, exploiting the rich seams of ironstone below.
Town's fire and grimstone; What's in a name? Chris Upton looks at the origins of an area of the Black Country now more famous for shopping than hunting

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