Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SWAMP'-ORE
SWAMP'-ORE, n.
In mineralogy, an ore of iron found in swamps and morasses; called also bog-ore, or indurate bog iron ore. Its color is a dark yellowish brown or gray; its fracture is earthy, and it contains so much phosphoric acid as to injure its tenacity. – Cyc.
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