Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 4, 2018 06:49
5 yrs ago
Swedish term
rosthus
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Mining & Minerals / Gems
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Description of a copper mine in old times
Varje bergsman hade sitt ***rosthus**.
Followed by, but I'm not sure if it describes the "rosthus"
Röken bestod mest av svaveldioxid vilket dödade allt växtlighet i närheten och gav träkten kring Falun ett skräckinjagande och ödsligt utseende.
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Description of a copper mine in old times
Varje bergsman hade sitt ***rosthus**.
Followed by, but I'm not sure if it describes the "rosthus"
Röken bestod mest av svaveldioxid vilket dödade allt växtlighet i närheten och gav träkten kring Falun ett skräckinjagande och ödsligt utseende.
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| 3 +1 | roasting hut |
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roasting hut
Copper ore is heated, roasted, to get the sulphide out. Hence the text that follows.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-08-04 09:12:15 GMT)
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Also called burning house, according to the mining directory I referenced in the "fatare" discussion: "Burning House Construction with a furnace for burning off unwanted arsenides and sulphides. Used from at least the 16th century, particularly as more load matrerial was being processed."
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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-08-04 09:12:15 GMT)
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Also called burning house, according to the mining directory I referenced in the "fatare" discussion: "Burning House Construction with a furnace for burning off unwanted arsenides and sulphides. Used from at least the 16th century, particularly as more load matrerial was being processed."
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