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(Encyclopedia) chalcopyritechalcopyritekălˌkəpīˈrīt, kălˈkōpīˌrīt [key] or copper pyriteschalcopyritepīrīˈtēz, pə– [key], brass-yellow mineral, sometimes with an iridescent tarnish. It is a sulfide…Giessen
(Encyclopedia) Giessen Giessen gēˈsən [key], city, Hesse, central Germany, on the Lahn River. It is an…Falun
(Encyclopedia) Falun Falun fäˈlŭnˌ [key], city, capital of Kopparberg co., S central Sweden; chartered 1624…vermilion
(Encyclopedia) vermilion, vivid red pigment of durable quality. It is a chemical compound of mercury and sulfur and is known as red sulfide of mercury; it was formerly obtained by grinding pure…Yamaguchi
(Encyclopedia) YamaguchiYamaguchiyämäˈg&oomacr;chē [key], city (1990 pop. 129,461), capital of Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A great castle city from the 14th to 16th cent. and the site…Vilyui
(Encyclopedia) VilyuiVilyuivĭly&oomacr;ˈē [key], river, c.1,520 mi (2,450 km) long, rising in the central Siberian uplands, E Siberian Russia, in the Sakha Republic, and flowing east through an…tortoiseshell
(Encyclopedia) tortoiseshell, horny, translucent, mottled plates covering the carapace of the tropical hawksbill turtle. The plates, too thin for most purposes in their original form, are usually…Béchar
(Encyclopedia) Béchar Béchar bāshärˈ [key], formerly Colomb-Béchar Colomb-Béchar…travertine
(Encyclopedia) travertinetravertinetrăvˈərtĭn, –tēn [key], form of massive calcium carbonate, CaCO3, resulting from deposition by springs or rivers. It is often beautifully colored and banded as a…plumbing
(Encyclopedia) plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to…Trending
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