Re: Challenge for naysayers of the Kensington Runestone

Erik Hammerstad wrote: 3n96e8FfpslU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Alaca wrote: 

What is the difference between North-American
and  Scandinavian iron? [*]

Some evidently can tell where iron comes from:
http://www.dpc.dk/PolarPubs/MoG/Dokumenter/Man&Society26.pdf

The report analyzes iron remains in Norse settlements but also
iron finds among Inuit remains. Excepting a few meterorite sorces
(especially among the Norse), all examined pieces that can be
traced are of European origin. Note that iron was a scarce
commodity among the Greenland Norse.


I have most of the MoG abstracts (including 26) and some
of the pdf's, but this one is with 12 mb still to big for me to
download with a slow connection. But thank you.

And for those who propose frequent travels to Markland, where is
the bog iron to be found there? Just as no American wood has been
found among Greenland Norse AFAIK.


   Formation of Bog Iron
"  Iron rich ground water seeps through sands and
   sandpockets carrying dissolved iron (Fe++) and
   manganese (Mn++). Upon reaching oxidized
   environments such as grottos, springs and swamps,
   these dissolved metals encountered so-called "iron
   bacteria" (e.g., Lepothrix), causing the chemical
   reactions that precipitate the ore masses.
   A thin film of rust forms on its surface and floats.
   The iron oxide combines with sand and gravel to
   form a low-grade iron ore that is deposited along
   stream banks.
   These ore masses are composed of Siderite, which
   is an iron carbonate ("white ore"), and various iron
   oxides ("brown ore"). Some of the ore masses can
   be larger than an automobile, but many are small.
   It can be "harvested" from different parts of the
   bogs each year. After the limonite was removed,
   precipitation of the iron oxide began anew and in
   only 20 to 30 years a new "crop" was ready for
   production."

After:
http://www.mcvsd.org/mccs/geo-hths/bogiron.htm

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