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The end for the Frodingham Ironstone?

Simon Knell

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Abstract

In 1988 the last Frodingham Ironstone was extracted for steelmaking. Is Britain's last‐but‐one Jurassic ironstone field destined to disappear as almost all the others have before it, or can some part of it be preserved for geologists?

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In 1988 the last Frodingham Ironstone was extracted for steelmaking. Is Britain's last‐but‐one Jurassic ironstone field destined to disappear as almost all the others have before it, or can some part of it be preserved for geologists?

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In 1988 the last Frodingham Ironstone was extracted for steelmaking. Is Britain's last‐but‐one Jurassic ironstone field destined to disappear as almost all the others have before it, or can some part of it be preserved for geologists?

Key concepts: Ironstone, Geology, Mining engineering, Geochemistry

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