jamesp
Cave Dweller
Member since October 2012
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Post by jamesp on Jan 31, 2022 15:15:17 GMT -5
jamesp should look something like this: www.flickr.com/photos/photojourney57/24198701821Bigger or smaller They loaded them with iron ore, coke (not the liquid or the powder) and limestone. If the furnace was there during the civil war it would have been destroyed to keep the other side from making iron. Lots of history in N. GA. Wow what a beast. Looks really thick walled. I have seen cruder versions, that one would be a welcome addition to any landscape. Can't imagine destroying such a rigidly made structure. oh yea, dynamite works wonders ! Thanks for sharing rmf.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Feb 3, 2022 19:17:01 GMT -5
jamesp , I came across another piece of what I think is slag in the rock pile in my front yard. Either that, or possibly a naturally occurring chunk of metal. It is definitely heavy for it's size. It does not have the lattice structures like the other. I just recently took some photos of it, they are still in my camera. Still need to see if a magnet will stick to it. Not for a few hours yet, it is only 4:30am and still pretty dark out! For you, jamespAnother cold night last night. Got down to 37 degrees around 6:30am on my roofed patio. May have been some frost on the grass, but I didn't care enough to go out and look, lol. R.e., the slag. Checked it with a magnet, it didnot stick to it. No surprise. Here's the last few photos I took of the "just discovered" piece in the front yard. Not entirely sure where this one came from. It is heavy for its size. In the first pic, you can see a little blurb of clear chalcedony top center. Some kinda white coating on top left corner. Limestone from smelting? Or maybe just caliche? Slag on the slag? It does have the shimmery blue/green hues in it. Metallic looking, but a magnet does not attract it. Sorry for the delay in getting these up . Here's a few photos taken in Swansea 4-24-04. 1. Furnace is at the back, uphill end (rightside) in this pic. 2. The slag pile. 3. It's a heap of slag... 4. Remains of the smelting structure. 5. Lots of slag, some in large chunks. The one Bob is standing on was left to harden in large bath tub-sized container. 6. The "No 1. Reverberatory." This is where they got it done. 6. More remains. Thanks for looking, hope you enjoyed.
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