Granite contains this mineral whose name contains the German word for "field"
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Glossary of Geological and other Scientific terms used in Principles ...  Apr 11, 2014 ... A simple mineral of the Zeolite family, of frequent occurrence in the trap-rocks. ... A German name for the deposits from springs holding carbonate of lime in ... 393; but any bed containing coal may be, said to be carboniferous. .... Etym., feld, field, and spath, a very old mineralogical word in Germany, _which...
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The Quartz Page: Quartz as a Rock-Forming Mineral  Oct 3, 2014 ... On the other hand, the continental crust contains large amounts of granitic ... The quartz content often reflects the mineral composition of the precursor rock. ..... The term felsic, a word composed of the first syllables feldspars and silica, .... of plagioclase feldspar than granite (field 4 in the QAPF diagram).
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Full text of "The nomenclature of petrology, with references to ...  More purely descriptive names, formed by adding mineral-prefixes to existing rock-names, such as biotite'liornblende-granite, are self-explanatory .... At the present time the field of petrology still contains many uncultivated corners, and ..... Appendices giving French and German words have been added as a help to students...
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Mining in Cornwall and Devon - Wikipedia  Mining in Cornwall and Devon in the south west of England began in the early Bronze Age ... Historically extensive tin and copper mining has occurred in Cornwall and ... of mines and quarries: about forty distinct minerals have been identified from .... Pliny, whose text has survived in eroded condition, quotes Timaeus of...
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Zircon - Wikipedia  Zircon is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates. Its chemical name is zirconium ... The English word "zircon" is derived from "Zirkon," which is the German ... Zircon is a common accessory to trace mineral constituent of most granite and ... Zircons contain trace amounts of uranium and thorium (from 10 ppm up to 1...
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Mohs Hardness Test - Rocks and Minerals  Mohs Scale was named after Frederick Mohs (1773-1839), a German minerologist. It consists of 10 fairly common minerals (except for the diamond) of known...
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Oronyms of a mountain massif shared by three countries  Bavarian section has recently been stabilized and can easily be translated ... viertel district, needs a more specic oronym, such as Osterrez'chischer Bohmerwald, and ... a unifying name for a transboundary project exploring this tripartite region. .... an Massif, the mountain range hereafter called Bohemian Forest has been...
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MINNESOTA GUIDE: CHAPTER 2 - New Deal Network  (It was in these early Archean waters that the ore of the Vermilion Range was deposited.) ... Even though several of these rock masses are called iron ranges they are not uniformly ore bearing, ... Mesabi, variously spelled, is from the Indian word for giant. .... the well preserved remains of which are constantly coming to light.
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Do you know why New Hampshire is called a Granite State? Before ...  quarry - a place where a building stone excavated slab - flat, broad, and ... The type of granite in these boulders became known as Concord granite, noted for ... industry came in 1890s as the railroad provided a new way to transport the huge blocks to ... structures, including the Library of Congress, Quincy Market, Tiffany's,.
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In tropical Africa it's the main source of calories in the diet; in the U.S. ...  ... Latin the name of this math field meant a pebble used in counting, & the word also has the medical meaning "stone" Calculus The constitution for the proposed...
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Chapter 4 Rocks and Minerals - Volcano World  The crust and the upper level of the mantle form a layer of the earth that moves ... The four minerals that make up granite are feldspar, quartz, mica, and hornblende. ... Soil contains very small crushed pieces of rock and organic (plant and ..... The vegetation builds so quickly that new layers of vegetation bury the dead and...
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Natural Stones, granite tiles, marble slabs, (Onyx:)  So basically the stone onyx is actually formed from the quartz, which is actually almost very common type of mineral found in the Earth crust , almost ... to find natural onyx. it have many different types of properties which makes it unique ... it have straight white bands and brownish red color bands of the onyx and the sard .
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Jeopary Questions page 1866 - BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ...  ROCKS & MINERALS: The name of this soft black mineral is from the Greek ... ROCKS & MINERALS: Marbles made of this mineral are popularly called aggies.
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Precious stones: Ruby deposits, geology, exploration, mining, use ...  In this material the rubies occur in "nests" and "bands", and also in what appear to ... The associated minerals are garnet, in great abundance, sillimanite, kyanite, ... The corundum found here varies in color from ruby-red through different ... occurring in South Africa in association with diamond, being not ruby but garnet.
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Chapter 4 Rocks and Minerals - Volcano World  The crust and the upper level of the mantle form a layer of the earth that moves very ... The four minerals that make up granite are feldspar, quartz, mica, and hornblende. ... Most of the Earth's surface rocks are covered by soil or clay. .... A mineral is a solid material, made of one substance, that occurs naturally on Earth. Most...
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Free Flashcards about GEOLOGY/EARTH SCI. - StudyStack  MARBLES MADE OF THIS MINERAL ARE POPULARLY CALLED AGGIES .... THE GEOLOGICAL FEATURE CALLED A HORST IS BOUNDED BY THESE,...
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Copper, Azurite, Malachite, Rhodocrosite, Chrysocolla  The mineral malachite is a semi-precious stone and a common ore of copper. Its name is derived from the greek term malache, 'mallow', which refers to its leaf green color. Like azurite, malachite has been used for centuries as a pigment in dyes and as a semi-precious stone.
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Marble - Vermont Marble: America's Monument Stone  General Carrera Lake, Chile. ... The word "marble" derives from the Greek "" (mrmaron),[2] from "" ... marbre, most other European languages (e.g. Spanish mrmol, Italian ... Types. Main article: List of types of marble. Examples of historically notable .... Pentelic marble  Britannica Online Encyclopedia...
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University of Minnesota's Mineral Pages: Graphite  Graphite is a dark gray to black, very soft, shiny metallic mineral with a distinctive ... Its name comes from the Greek word 'graphein' ('to write'), a reflection of...
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Full text of "Underground treasures: how and where to find them. a ...  The Gems- Pre- cious Metals Valuable Ores and Useful Minerals of the ... Qre Red Hematite  Red Silver Ore  Rensselaerite  Rock Crystal- Rock Salt ... What are Mineral Springs General Lo- cationGas Springs Iron ..... Occurs in crystals and masses ; color brass-yellow ; tarnishes green .... Horn Silver.
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Tungsten - Wikipedia  Tungsten, also known as wolfram, is a chemical element with symbol W and atomic number 74. The word tungsten comes from the Swedish language tung sten, which directly translates to heavy stone. Its name in Swedish is volfram, however, in order to distinguish it from ... The TC value can also be raised by alloying tungsten with another metal...