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... called a terp . In olden times a terp was the refuge of its region . If the sea restrained its passions for a few decades , graz- ing lands , called kwelders , developed around these mounds , and dikes could be built in ex- panding ...
... called a terp . In olden times a terp was the refuge of its region . If the sea restrained its passions for a few decades , graz- ing lands , called kwelders , developed around these mounds , and dikes could be built in ex- panding ...
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... called " Bohemian ruby . " Spessartite , a manganese aluminum silicate , yields fine golden - brown gems . Grossularite , the calcium form of garnet , supplies the esson- ite , or " cinnamon stone " of Ceylon . A variety of andradite , ...
... called " Bohemian ruby . " Spessartite , a manganese aluminum silicate , yields fine golden - brown gems . Grossularite , the calcium form of garnet , supplies the esson- ite , or " cinnamon stone " of Ceylon . A variety of andradite , ...
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... called citrine , erroneously topaz . Since natural citrine is rare , the commercial product is obtained by heating amethyst . Smoky - gray or brown rock crystals are known as cairngorm stone . Quartz also occurs abundantly in a massive ...
... called citrine , erroneously topaz . Since natural citrine is rare , the commercial product is obtained by heating amethyst . Smoky - gray or brown rock crystals are known as cairngorm stone . Quartz also occurs abundantly in a massive ...
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Copraship Voyage to Fijis Outlying Islands By Marjory C Thomas 121 | viii |
Down the Susquehanna by Canoe By Ralph Gray With 45 illustrations in color from | xvi |
Here Come the Marines By Frederick Simpich 647 | xxii |
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