Fibrous silica from the hearth of Wingerworth blast furnace

Made:: Chesterfield

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Specimen, Fibrous silica from the hearth of Wingerworth blast furnace. Made in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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Category:: Metallurgy

Object Number:: 1889-164/3116/2

type:: specimen

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Fibrous silica from the hearth of Wingerworth blast furnace

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