Studuy on Ancient Iron Smelting and Casting Site at Shengguosi in Yulin, Guangxi Region
Received:April 22, 2020  Revised:April 30, 2020
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2020.08.018
KeyWord:Lingnan area; historical metallurgy; Tang and Song dynasties; cast iron smelting; high manganese slag; copper hydrometallurgy
           
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HUANG Quan-sheng 广西民族大学 科技史与科技文化研究院
HUANG Qian-xi 东北农业大学 金融系
LI Yan-xiang 北京科技大学 冶金与材料史研究所
LI Jian-Xi 陕西省考古研究院
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Abstract:
      Shengguosi ancient iron smelting and casting site with area of 2 000 m2 above is located on hillside of Shengguosi near Yangqiancun village of Long’an town, Xingye County, Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Composition and microstructure of five slag samples collected from the site are analyzed with metallographic microscopy, mineralographic microscopy, and SEM-EDS. The results show that it is an ancient iron smelting and casting site, and slag is mainly composed of MnO-SiO2-Al2O3. Smelting products of cast iron are transported to Censhuichang in Shaozhou of Guangdong province for copper hydrometallurgy besides for local cast pot and other productions of daily use.
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