bog iron
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bog iron
n.
A soft, porous deposit of impure hydrous oxides, such as goethite, formed in bogs, marshes, shallow lakes, and swamps through precipitation from iron-rich water and the oxidizing action of algae, bacteria, or the atmosphere.
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Translations
järvimalmi