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).
mgar ba'i so thog, Iron coke (Phrin Las 1987).
thog lcags, meteoric iron (Drungtso 1999, Phrin Las 1987).
lcags rdo, Iron ore or Limonite (Drungtso 1999, Phrin Las 1987).
lcags thal, Iron powder, calcinated iron (Drungtso 1999, Phrin Las 1987).
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).
dur lcags btsa' ma, Iron rust, rusted iron from a cemetery (Drungtso 1999, Phrin Las 1987).
lcags kro le, casted iron (Phrin Las 1987).
lcags dreg, Iron slag (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)