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	Word or Phrase:	REVERBERATORY CALCINER *
	Definition:	A calciner dating from the early 17th to early 20th centuries, usually made of brick and without moving parts, consisting of a reverberatory furnace, and used for the extraction of arsenic.

	Word or Phrase:	IRON ORE CALCINER *
	Definition:	A type of calcining kiln used in the processing of iron ore.

	Word or Phrase:	ARSENIC CALCINER *
	Definition:	A type of calcining kiln used in arsenic manufacture.

	Word or Phrase:	BRUNTON CALCINER *
	Definition:	A calciner used in arsenic production from the 1820s to the 1950s featuring a distinctive, slowly rotating hearth.

	Word or Phrase:	SHAFT CALCINER *
	Definition:	A nineteenth century stone calciner, similar to a lime kiln, used for extracting arsenic from mined ores, consisting of a solid structure with a central shaft and a drawing-hole at the base for calciner waste.

	Word or Phrase:	TUBE CALCINER *
	Definition:	A calciner commonly used between 1870 and circa 1900 for extracting arsenic from mined ores and featuring a slightly inclined rotating iron tube with a firebox at the bottom and an ore feed at the top.

	Word or Phrase:	CALCINER *
	Definition:	A kiln for roasting ore.