- In
geology and mineralogy, a
mineral or
mineral species is,
broadly speaking, a
solid substance with a
fairly well-defined
chemical composition and a specific...
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Mineral oil is any of
various colorless, odorless,
light mixtures of
higher alkanes from a
mineral source,
particularly a
distillate of petroleum, as distinct...
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proposing that the
mineral kingdom be
organized on the
basis of
chemical analysis in his book Försök til mineralogie,
eller mineral-rikets upställning...
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Zircon (/ˈzɜːrkɒn, -kən/) is a
mineral belonging to the
group of
nesosilicates and is a
source of the
metal zirconium. Its
chemical name is zirconium(IV)...
- of the game
whether the
subject belongs to the animal,
vegetable or
mineral kingdom.
These categories can
produce odd technicalities, such as a wooden...
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Mining in the
United Kingdom produces a wide
variety of
fossil fuels, metals, and
industrial minerals due to its
complex geology. In 2013,
there were over...
- Spar) is a semi-precious
mineral, a rare form of
fluorite with
bands of a purple-blue or
yellowish colour. In the
United Kingdom it is
found only at Blue...
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produce minerals,
often resulting in
hardened or
stiffened mineralized tissues. It is an
extremely widespread phenomenon: all six
taxonomic kingdoms contain...
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White spirit (AU, UK and Ireland) or
mineral spirits (US, Canada), also
known as
mineral turpentine (AU/NZ/ZA),
turpentine substitute, and
petroleum spirits...
- Symes, R., The
Illustrated Encyclopedia of the
Mineral Kingdom:
Chapter 5: The
Mineral Kingdom. Hamlyn, Toronto, 1978. ISBN 0-600-36263-9. K****ianidou...
