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Mineralogické a chemické složení rud, strusek a slitků z lokality Havírna u Štěpánova nad Svratkou
| Title in English | Mineralogical and chemical composition of ores, slags and ingots from Havírna near Štěpánov nad Svratkou |
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Peer-reviewed scientific article |
| Magazine / Source | Acta rerum naturalium |
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| web | Stránky periodika |
| Keywords | silver mining and processing; slag; Middle Ages; Havírna |
| Description | Havírna near Štěpánov nad Svratkou is a place of intensive medieval mining and processing of silver ores and base metals. Base-metals ores with sphalerite, galena and chalcopyrite were mined, probably also Ag-rich freibergite-galenite ores. Slags from the locality are of two types: 1) slag from Fe smelting, probably from local limonite ores; 2) slags after processing of base metals ores with silver; slags contain an unusually high amount of Pb (up to 38 wt. %). The investigated metal ingots from the locality are practically pure lead (four samples), one sample of silver and three samples of atypical Pb-Cu-Sb alloy. These samples correspond to the so-called “black copper”. |
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