Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kiln of simple construction used for obtaining sulphur from its ores.
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Examples
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The shop of a "calcarone" is circular and the floor has an inclination of from 10 to 15 degrees.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Various
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Smelting with a "calcarone" of 200 tons capacity consumes thirty days, one of 800 tons 60 days, and with a
Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Various
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The cost of a "calcarone" of about 500 tons capacity is 800 lire.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Various
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When a "calcarone" is situated within 100 meters of a cereal farm, its operation is prohibited by law during the summer, lest the fumes of the sulphur should destroy the crop.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Various
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The ore is then ignited by means of bundles of straw, impregnated or saturated with sulphur, being held above the thin portion of the top of the kiln, which is at once closed with ginesi, and the "calcarone" is left to itself for about a week.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Various
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Notwithstanding the "calcarone" has many defects, it is the simplest and cheapest mode of smelting, and is preferred here to any other system requiring machinery and skilled labor to operate it.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Various
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The "calcarone" is capable of smelting several thousand tons of ore at a time and is operated in the open air.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Various
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"calcarone" of 2,000 tons capacity from 90 to 120 days are consumed.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 Various
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