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Ore

Scope note

Naturally occurring material from which mineral can be extracted; the term is generally but not always used to refer to metalliferous material, and is often modified by the name of the valuable constituent, for example, iron ore. AGID84

This term has 4 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name

Getty AAT term number

3000152583

Broader Terms used

inorganic material

Term used for

ores

Created

13yrs ago

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