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bog iron

form of iron ore
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bog iron

Summary

bog iron ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (556 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • bog iron is a type of iron ore[2].
  • bog iron is part of steelmaking[3].
  • bog iron's Commons category is recorded as Bog iron[4].
  • bog iron's main subject is sedimentation[5].
  • bog iron's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • bog iron's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[7].

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Definition and Type

bog iron is a type of iron ore[2].

Use and Application

bog iron is part of steelmaking[3].

Why It Matters

bog iron ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (556 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Main subject → sedimentation
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10276, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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