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bog iron ore

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Deposit of porous, impure limonite found in bogs and swamps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: myremalm — deposit
  • Dutch: moeraserts — deposit
  • Dutch: moerasijzer — deposit
  • Dutch: oer — deposit
  • Dutch: ijzeroer — deposit
  • Finnish: suomalmi — deposit
  • Finnish: järvimalmi — deposit
  • French: fer des marais — deposit
  • French: fer des lacs — deposit
  • German: Raseneisenstein — deposit
  • German: Raseneisenerz — deposit
  • Irish: cac iarainn — deposit
  • Italian: ferro di palude — deposit
  • Italian: ferro delle paludi — deposit
  • Japanese: 沼鉄鉱 (shoutekkou) — deposit
  • Polish: ruda darniowa — deposit
  • Portuguese: ferro dos pântanos — deposit
  • Portuguese: limonite — deposit
  • Russian: боло́тная руда́ (bolótnaja rudá) — deposit
  • Lower Sorbian: ruda — deposit
  • Lower Sorbian: bryła — deposit
  • Lower Sorbian: žygaź — deposit
  • Spanish: hierro de los pantanos — deposit
  • Spanish: hierro de los prados — deposit
  • Spanish: limonite — deposit
  • Swedish: myrmalm — deposit