taconite
IPA: tˈækʌnaɪt
noun
- A low-grade flint-like iron ore containing 20-30% iron.
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Examples of "taconite" in Sentences
- The taconite era on the Missabe had begun.
- Duluth is a major shipping port for taconite.
- Taconite is an iron bearing, high silica, flint like rock.
- The filter assembly is used to filter liquids from a taconite slurry.
- The line is most noted for the presence of heavy taconite unit trains.
- The Taconite Trail is most popular as a snowmobile route in the winter.
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