Slag
A rock classification type
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About Slag
Partially or completely melted lithic material usually as a by-product of smelting or glass creation.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
49967
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:49967:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
2efda346-2a60-4342-a716-e63bbf5b43f9
Classification of Slag
Sub-divisions of Slag
Varieties of Slag
| Bodeachat | German name for bluish to greenish slag from the iron smelters and glas smelters in the area of the upper Bode river, especially near Treseburg. See also Marienstein. NOT an agate (German: achat). |
| Marienstein | Local name for turquoise-coloured water-worn iron slag found in the Ahr valley (North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany. It is the result of iron smelting in the 15th and 16th centuries. The size of the slag pieces ranges from a few mm ... |
| Sieberachat | German name for bluish slag from the Steinrenner Hütte (smelter) that smelted the iron ores from the Eisensteinberg. Named for the Sieber river (Sieber valley), Harz, Germany. Bodeachat is a similar bluish slag. NOT an agate (German: achat). |
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 3 photos of Slag associated with Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| 2 photos of Slag associated with Copper | Cu |
| 2 photos of Slag associated with Elyite | Pb4Cu(SO4)O2(OH)4 · H2O |
| 2 photos of Slag associated with Bindheimite | Pb2Sb2O6O |
| 1 photo of Slag associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
| 1 photo of Slag associated with Fluorellestadite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F |
| 1 photo of Slag associated with Thorikosite | Pb3Cl2(OH)(SbO3,AsO3) |
| 1 photo of Slag associated with Zincite | ZnO |
| 1 photo of Slag associated with Hidalgoite | PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| 1 photo of Slag associated with Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
Internet Links for Slag
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References for Slag
Reference List:
Douglas Mining District, Perilla Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA