Translations:Iron/5/en
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Due to its high smelting temperature, iron ores cannot be simply melted down in a crucible like bronze or copper . Instead, iron ore nuggets (in the form of hematite, limonite or magnetite nuggets) must be smelted in a bloomery to produce iron blooms, which are further refined on a bronze or better anvil into wrought iron, which can then be smelted into tools.