Lukumzure-Iron
Properties
Material Characteristics
Silver Greyish Matte Opaque Metal
Physical & Chemical Properties
Cold, Hard and Strong, Oxidises in Air
Compounds
Element
Geology & Geography
Can be found in Bogs as Bog Iron, and also mined underground from ores
Origin & Source
It comes from Hematite and Geothite as Rich Ores and mulitple others in weaker Ores.
History & Usage
History
The Founding of Iron was Revolutionary, It was an somewhat simple source of strong metal for tools and weapons and also for building and other things. When The Murkur People were discovered and communicated with Mass amounts of Chromium were given too Zumuri and Steel was first Made making Extremely Strong Metals
Discovery
First Discovered on Sumu by Zumer Tribes in the Njmer Forest about 6 Miles in from The Gresjel River, downstream by about 36 miles of the Fork with the River Njkuri
Everyday use
Used as Cheap Tools, Weapons, Armour and some building materials
Cultural Significance and Usage
No Significance with Zumer Tribes
Industrial Use
The Metal is used for the Creation of Steels, and is also for mass Beams to be shaped into Weapons and Tools, and thinner sheets to be made into Armour
Refinement
The Smelting of Pig Iron is needed in a Bloomery Furnace, the slag comes out of the bottom and then a bloom of Iron metals needs to be worked with tools into Wrought Iron (Low Grade Iron)
Manufacturing & Products
Swords, Arrowheads, Chestplates, Helmets, Nails, Axles, Wire
Byproducts & Sideproducts
Lots of Slag is produced when making the Bloom of Iron from Bog Iron but from the Mines there is slightly less Slag produced
Hazards
Extremely Hot
Environmental Impact
Exhaust gases
Reusability & Recycling
The Metal can be re-used by melting back down within large crucible into Molten Iron
Distribution
Trade & Market
The Metal is Traded between all Zumer Tribes and also with the Murkur people in the Southern Mountains, it is a widely used but slightly Rare Metal
Storage
it is Extremely easily stored, as it can be moulded and worked to form shapes
Law & Regulation
There is a law within the Zumer Tribes that throwing away as waste is Illegal, meaning that if a weapon or tool is broken then it is re-used by Melting down
Type
Metal
Rarity
Slightly Rare Metal
Odor
Metallic
Taste
Iron (Metallic)
Color
Silver-Grey Matte
Boiling / Condensation Point
2,862 Celsius
Melting / Freezing Point
1,538 Celsius
Density
7.874 g/cm³
Common State
Usually Found as a Solid in Bog areas as Bog Iron and Underground as Hematite or Geothite as Ores, also found in Liquid form in Volcanoes
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