lcags

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iron, metal, steel, iron trevet, tripod, place 8 miles s.e. of bkra' shis lhun po in tsang, any iron instrument or tool, lock, fetter, shackle [JV]

• Iron Element [GD]

iron, metal [IW]

1) iron; 2) metal; 3) whip [R] 2) door/ box etc fastening implement; 3) whip; 4) metal [one of the 'byung ba lnga [.Lo khams lcags,...Lcags dgra me,...Chu ma lcags]; 5) kind of pecious med. substance)/ [R] [IW]

1) iron; 2) metal; 3) whip * two door/ box etc fastening implement; 3) whip; 4) metal; 5) kind of precious med. substance [IW]

1) iron. 2) metal. 3) whip; Guardian Demon of Kilaya teachings [RY]

(med) Iron, Fe (Drungtso 1999, Yeshi 2018). Synonyms : zi la, lcags phyi, lo ha, sha tra' kam, a ya (Yeshi 2018).
lcags thal, Iron powder, calcinated iron (Drungtso 1999, Phrin Las 1987).
thog lcags, meteoric iron (Drungtso 1999, Phrin Las 1987).
lcags kro le, casted iron (Phrin Las 1987).
lcags rdzog sogs lcags rigs, other wrought iron (worked by hand) (Phrin Las 1987) Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.08%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4%) and with fibrous slag inclusions, which is beneficial for blacksmithing operations and also protect the iron from corrosion and diminish the effect of fatigue caused by shock and vibration (wikipedia).
thong lcags, Iron plough, cast iron (Drungtso 1999, Phrin Las 1987). thong lcags rtse'i phyi ma, Iron powder made of plough (Phrin Las 1987).
lcags rdo, Iron ore or Limonite (see under lcags rdo) (Drungtso 1999, Phrin Las 1987).
dur lcags btsa' ma, Iron rust, rusted iron from a cemetery (Drungtso 1999, Phrin Las 1987).
mgar ba'i so thog, Iron coke (Phrin Las 1987).
lcags dreg, Iron slag (from smelting the iron ore) (Phin Las 1987).
Very rare in elemental form. Because of the instability of iron under oxidizing conditions and the abundance of oxygen in the Earth's crust and atmosphere, practically all terrestrial iron occurs in the divalent (ferrous) or trivalent (ferric) state combined with other metals and nonmetallic elements in silicates, oxides, sulfides, etc. (mindat.org) Johannes Schmidt (talk) 16:46, 25 November 2021 (UTC)