Natural History & Ecology: Mature striped dolphins may range in length from 180 cm to 256 cm and 110 to 160 kg in weight. Average length at sexual maturity has been found to be 195 to 220 cm for both males and females of the species at an age of 9 to 10 years old.
Bog iron is a type of iron ore composed of mostly mineral goethite and other iron-bearing minerals with impurities like clay or plant debris. Bog iron used to be a very important ore of iron before better alternatives like banded iron formations were discovered.
Gray iron. Micrograph of grey cast iron. Gray iron, or grey cast iron, is a type of cast iron that has a graphitic microstructure. It is named after the gray color of the fracture it forms, which is due to the presence of graphite. It is the most common cast iron and the most widely used cast material based on weight.