鐵丸石

English translation: Iron pill/iron shot stone

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Chinese term or phrase:鐵丸石
English translation:Iron pill/iron shot stone
Entered by: Michael Lai

09:11 Feb 14, 2008
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Chinese term or phrase: 鐵丸石
a kind of stone (maybe)
yenwidjaja (X)
Indonesia
Local time: 04:21
Iron pill/iron shot stone
Explanation:
There are many references to this type of stone, which has a very high iron content. I can't find a description for the chemical composition of the stone, so I guess all you can do is translate the word literally. Iron pill stone seems to be the preferred choice on translated web pages.
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Michael Lai
Local time: 07:21
Grading comment
Thank you, good suggestion :-)
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3 +2Iron pill/iron shot stone
Michael Lai
2siderite
Bea Geenen


  

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Iron pill/iron shot stone


Explanation:
There are many references to this type of stone, which has a very high iron content. I can't find a description for the chemical composition of the stone, so I guess all you can do is translate the word literally. Iron pill stone seems to be the preferred choice on translated web pages.

Michael Lai
Local time: 07:21
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you, good suggestion :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rushidao: iron shot stone
1 day 52 mins

agree  chica nueva: "铁丸石”硬度约6度,石皮含泥铁矿,色沉若铁,故取名为铁丸石”。铁丸石较一般石材之密度高且质地細,有如古代美女西施般的天生丽质,贵气盈盈,故又称为西施石" Google。
1 day 18 hrs
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2 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
siderite


Explanation:
I'm not an expert in the field, so this is just a "googled guess". An alternative name seems to be "ironstone".


    Reference: http://www.galleries.com/minerals/carbonat/siderite/siderite...
Bea Geenen
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, ironstone might be ok too :-)

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