massive spar

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• Derbyshire spar — Der by*shire spar (Min.) A massive variety of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fluor spar — Fluorite Flu or*ite, n. (Min.) Calcium fluoride ({CaF2}), a mineral of many different colors, white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc., often very beautiful, crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage; also massive. It is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• heavy spar — Barite Ba rite, n. (Min.) Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms resembling marble. It has a high specific… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• satin spar — Mineral. a fibrous variety of gypsum having a silky luster, used as a gem. [1795 1805] * * *       massive (noncrystalline) variety of the mineral gypsum (q.v.). * * * …   Universalium

• Selenite — This article is about the mineral: for other meanings, see Selenite (disambiguation). Selenite, satin spar, desert rose, and gypsum flower are four varieties of gypsum; all four varieties show obvious crystalline structure. The four crystalline… …   Wikipedia

• Dissenters March — Protesters at the meeting near Gostiny Dvor, Saint Petersburg, 3 March 2007. The Dissenters March[1] (Russian: Марш несогласных) was a series of political opposition protests that took place on 16 December 2006, in Moscow, on 3 March 2007, in …   Wikipedia

• environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …   Universalium

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …   Universalium

• List of X characters — This article describes the fictional characters of the X manga series by Clamp. X takes place in the year 1999. The end of the world is fast approaching as superhuman individuals gather and take sides in the city of Tokyo, site for the battle of… …   Wikipedia

• Cable-stayed bridge — BridgeTypePix image title=The Rio Antirio bridge in Greece type name=Cable stayed bridge sibling names=None descendent names=Side spar cable stayed bridge, Self anchored suspension bridge, cantilever spar cable stayed bridge ancestor… …   Wikipedia