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ironstone Definition

iron·stone (-stōn′)

noun

  1. any rock rich in iron
  2. a hard variety of white ceramic ware

ironstone Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • mine: Traditionally the woods were coppiced to provide charcoal for the forge which processed ore from locally mined ironstone.
  • discover: Picture: A miner drilling In 1850 a major discovery took place in Eston when John Vaughan discovered ironstone on the Eston hills.
  • contain: It is the Northamptonshire Sand which contains the distinctive ironstone with which so many buildings in Northamptonshire and surrounding counties are constructed.

Adjective modifier

  • local: The oldest buildings are mostly of cob or Burley Rock - a local ironstone - with thatched roofs.
  • Jurassic: Many of Leicestershire's building are of brick, but in eastern Leicestershire and Rutland warm brown Jurassic ironstone is a common material.
  • red: It is a surprise to stumble upon the dramatic red bulk of Castelnau Castle, built on a shoulder of red ironstone.
  • distinctive: It is the Northamptonshire Sand which contains the distinctive ironstone with which so many buildings in Northamptonshire and surrounding counties are constructed.
  • brown: Many of Leicestershire's building are of brick, but in eastern Leicestershire and Rutland warm brown Jurassic ironstone is a common material.
  • 20th: The nature of the settlement is uncertain because of extensive 19th and 20th century ironstone quarrying that effectively destroyed much of the site.

Modifies a noun

  • quarry: Most of the interest centered on the various ironstone quarries.
  • mine: Several ironstone mines are shown dotted around to the north of the village on the 1875 Ordnance Survey map.
  • mining: The bull's head, represents the local strain of cattle, it rises from flames standing for ironstone mining.
  • pit: We employ in our collieries and ironstone pits, on an average, about 1800 to 2000 men.
  • line: There she worked virtually single handed on ironstone quarry lines for upwards of 25 years.
  • miner: Andrew Hunter, ironstone miner, then volunteered to be lowered into the shaft.

Noun used with modifier

  • blackband: Discovery of a seam of blackband ironstone led to considerable wealth.
  • century: The site of Bole Hill Quarry is then passed, where in the 18th century ironstone was mined.
  • gage: The once extensive 3ft 0in gage ironstone system at Eastwell in northeast Leicestershire also had a snowplow.
  • coal: Dump of iron-rich material - a small heap of low grade iron ores, including a few nodules of Coal Measure ironstone.
  • measure: Dump of iron-rich material - a small heap of low grade iron ores, including a few nodules of Coal Measure ironstone.

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