had diminished to 200 by 1700 due to population losses caused by intertribal wars and epidemics


yields the world's largest single crystals of garnet


indicates that the Minoans were an 'outward-looking' society


use compacting clay soils between planks by hand


is shown through a series of sculptural panels on the Parthenon


made possible maps with fine details, which do not distort in shape and which resist moisture and wear


had origins dating back to the Chinese examination system


retain the form and function of the original pocket watches


awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014


was home to several large multinational corporations


appeared as a means to close cuffs in the Byzantine Empire and to fasten the necks of Egyptian tunics by no later than the 5th century.


has been used in high-speed aircraft, guided missiles, spacecraft, and satellites


bring about new types of carbide that resist chipping and breakage


implemented a series of reforms upon becoming "Holy Roman Emperor"


had hundreds of Scottish and Irish laborers blasting marble from the quarry between 1865-1871


formed alliances with Moravians and Bavarians


reaches eye in greater quantities making sky appear blue


described primitive working methods of gold mines


drafted a reform plan to establish a modern constitutional monarchy


produced beautiful and expensive creations of hair mounted in gold


has one of the largest economies in the world for most of the past two millennia


has significant protections for media freedom


also include the material's thermal conductivity and heat capacity


claims that artisans in Sidon (modern-day Lebanon) were producing glass mirrors coated with lead or gold leaf in the back


used to approximate the volume of a sphere


produce golden-yellow color in aquamarine


had Viking explorers who discovered Iceland and Vinland


has average total annual sunshine of 1339.7 hours


wear waist chains as a fashion accessory


expanded its settlement and became the largest local center


has purity regulations dating back to the 16th century


built a small shrine at Nabi Musa as part of his policy to conquer towns from Lebanon down to Hebron


experienced increasing prosperity following the Second World War


developed the first civilian nuclear power plant


has six-directional dodecahedral cleavage


quoted art historian Sidney L. Kasfir's article One tribe, one style?.


was a symbol of the imperial power of Yuan Shikai


China is quickly catching up with in R&D spending


regarded as a fine art in Islamic world and East Asia


benefits post-Panamax from the expansion of the Panama Canal


used as reducing agent in organic chemistry


used the process of fractional distillation for the first time


carry 5% of short-term health care coverage funding burden


won the Outstanding Contribution to Music award


owned one-third of the cocoa, coffee, and banana plantations


were a part of the development and promotion of


dominated women's fashion in the 19th century


listed the Berbers as one of seven principal races in Africa


contain large crystals borne along in a molten, liquid mass


will spend about 73% of its budget on decommissioning aged and obsolete nuclear reactors


was a major influence on the development of science-fiction cinema worldwide


performed reconsecration of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan in 1487


has a variety of attachments available for different types of materials


is the Minnesota state gemstone because it is


had mining activities dated to around 2280-1890 BC


often interpreted as rock that has been partially melted


gave birth in the Purple Chamber, and their offspring were known as


are present in most species, apart from pencil urchins


hewed directly from the stone face, shaped into cooking pots and sold at home and abroad


has Aoraki / Mount Cook as its highest peak


were united in their determination to liberate the Hellenic lands under Ottoman rule


have some special features of microscopic structure compared to


became first woman entombed in Paris Panthéon


engaged industry, scientists, and engineers to support the government and military in


breathing lithium dust or lithium compounds (which are often alkaline) initially irritate the nose and throat


received a new order for SDR Radios from the Israeli Ministry of Defense


many of these sophisticated techniques were popular


may add additional minerals to this list in the future


one of the two calcitic marble varieties in India.


estimated the age of the Earth at 40 million years


published a report ranking Tunisia as the most competitive economy in Africa


had too little employment after the powdered wigs went out of fashion


allow for more time to blend colors and apply even glazes over under-paintings like


suffered economic damage and loss of human life


had their jewellery designs influenced by Roman culture under Roman rule


studied the Goldfield mining area, Esmeralda County, Nevada


produced wine as a trade commodity and item of domestic consumption


involved Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena


has high cost of living and housing shortage


get progressively older away from the ridges


knew how to cut blocks of marble to very specific measurements


has antiseptic, antifungal, and antiviral properties


is still encountered as a diamond simulant


include measures for effective disposal facilities


carry 50% of short-term health care coverage funding burden


has the largest capital reserve per capita


has Jewel Cave and Wind Cave as sources of caves


has population growth of 3.1% between 1991 and 2001


bans wearing face-covering Islamic veils in public


worked in an industrial laboratory of Gabriel Lippmann


included cross shapes for concepts like ankh and ndj


iron was beginning to be smelted and emerged as an important metal for tools and weapons


applied the term keshi to freshwater pearls based on visual similarity


are used to determine presence of some metal ions


has motorway network which is one of the most advanced in Europe


should remain liquid below a certain depth


triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.


include diborane B2H6 and decaborane B10H14


has emerged as a niche cultural phenomenon


occupied by Ayyubids between 1182-1183 and again between 1184-1187


prepared impure amorphous silicon using the heating of potassium metal with silicon tetrafluoride in 1811


is most used in international transactions


eliminates need to consider special cases


Ideally, any treatments should be disclosed at the time of


has traditional specialties in different regions


advise consumers to buy a 1.10-carat diamond for its better cut


has property for targeted irradiation techniques.


proposed an extraterrestrial origin for carbonado


relates to the Taoist philosophy and narratives of


can be classified on the basis of their biological function


has a lustrous blue appearance under any kind of light


does not contain fluorine or have a green glow


allowed its wielders to hold a shield or parrying dagger in their off hand


are located across the Foveaux Strait, in the Hauraki Gulf, and in the Marlborough Sounds


has attempted to obtain uranium from Shinkolobwe mine


lists many pure metallic elements and their alloys


has been an important factor in laser technologies


has a long history of artistic expression, including various forms of visual art


had a favorable location for seafaring and shipbuilding


apparently ultimately from the writings of


was highly prized as a substance believed to be endowed with mysterious sacred properties.


ranked first in open programmes worldwide


had annual gemstone production of 1,000 kilograms in 1907


aimed at providing a Hindu with fulfilling life and spiritual liberation


produces brilliant blue colouration due to spiral structure of cellulose fibrils


saw a veneration of the human physical form


has no polymers analogous to silicone polymers due to


made groundbreaking discovery about diamond's crystal lattice


has population that follows Roman Catholicism


seat of administrative center for European navigation system Galileo


has a plan to triple Arad's population by 2025


emerged among various parts of the Berber populations of North Africa


agreed that diamonds from Marange Diamond Fields could be sold on the international market after a report described them as conflict-free


discussed by Benjamin Silliman in relation to Flood geology


considered invalid by Mimamsa school because it does not conform to the Vedas


ranks 14th in overall health performance out of 191 countries surveyed


had miners who were executed for keeping the secret of


planning to heavily invest in renewable energy


have used rock for at least 2.5 million years


is used in astronomical work to produce sharp bands for calibrating spectral lines


is distinguished from other fox species by its ability to adapt quickly to new environments, having a size of


primacy as payment instrument lost due to


integrated over 1.5 million propertyless Greek refugees from Turkey into society after World War I


may create negative impacts on the environment for years after cessation


had a strong culture of personal adornment


reach the semifinals and finished 4th in the FIFA World Cup


science and technology were promoted as one of the Four Modernizations after


condemned the 'barbarian customs' of the Yuan dynasty and called for the restoration of Han Chinese traditions


flourished in three confederacies of cities


came into wider use beginning in the Renaissance


changed the proportion of upper and lower garment


can be used for heat dissipation and improving thermal management of electronics


were derived from church elders' meetings


occur in significant quantity and variety


was involved in an anti-Hittite uprising


was used as a unit of currency in medieval Europe


had orange grove that allowed fresh fruit to become more familiar in England


has chemical qualities that cause it to last for hundreds, possibly thousands, of years


is the world's largest exporter of services


approves the nomination of Supreme Court Justices.


used in fabrication of corrosion-free electrical connectors


happened to certain Native American tribes during colonization


instituted the New Economic Policy (NEP)


are generally associated with potassic plutonic rocks; Greisens


were slower to produce fine work than German artists


lacks certain minerals that are incompatible with diamond formation


hosts the filming of high-profile international productions such as The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies, Avatar, The Chronicles of Narnia, King Kong, Wolverine, The Last Samurai and The Power of the Dog


allows a group of local authorities to pool appropriate responsibility and receive certain devolved functions from central government


replaced by the Bretton Woods system after World War II


identified art as a use of indirect means to communicate from one person to another


lost its position as an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire


are thought to form via frictional and shock melting due to the higher pressure compressive stages of the shockwave expansion


recycled around 630,000,000 metric tons of steel in 2016


contributes 21% of gross domestic product in 2018


has made the search for evidence of habitability, taphonomy, and organic carbon on Mars a primary objective.


led by Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy.


have a tail bud that develops into the end of the spine


are difficult to attach to another document


sent troops to serve Francis II of the Two Sicilies


expanded its sphere of influence at the expense of


defines dharma as upholding both this-worldly and other-worldly affairs


has awarded nine Soviet and Russian mathematicians with the Fields Medal


became the primary Cretan script after LM II


show no correlation with reproductive success or physical condition


has had a strong increase in sport tourism


can quickly conduct heat away from the work surface.


was used by the Gauls for the ornamentation of their weapons and helmets.


was followed by and expanded into central Asia with


form compounds from what in other languages would be a multi-word expression


important centre of newspaper and broadcasting production in Scotland


were featured in Francisco Javier Clavijero's La Historia Antigua de México


succeeded in making diamond films on non-diamond materials


elicits aversion in psychological tests where subjects are placed in an 'achievement' context.


is the set of points that are all at the same distance from a given point in three-dimensional space.


is located at a crossroads for traffic from


has property of forming a framework with tetrahedral bonding


was found to have large deposits around the world


form one of the three great divisions of rock types


used for lifting the block out of the quarry


failed coup by some Communist leaders in Moscow at deposing Gorbachov


separates this into two views – Jivanmukti and Videhamukti


contribute emperors like Trajan and Hadrian to Roman Empire


is a common form of active fire protection system


identified doctrines shared by Theravada Pali texts and Mahasamghika school's Śālistamba Sūtra.


burns in ozone at a temperature of up to 6,000 K


requires companies to disclose information about the origin of conflict minerals used in their products.


has seventy-six districts (okresy) including three statutory cities.


provide instructions on the use of longsword combatives


has greatest proportion of Roman Catholic residents


can have disruptions occur as a result of a temperature difference or photons


has law based on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen


claimed to have bought the stone for $10


has the same-sex marriage legal since 2017


are computer controlled and largely automated tools used by


oversaw virtually all aspects of palatial life, from religious feasting and offerings to the distribution of goods, craftsmen and troops


was used in paintings with perspective, depth, shadows, and light from a single source


forms minerals such as cerianite-(Ce) and (Ce,Th)O2


might have antacid activity or supply essential minerals


was transformed into a Maquech by a traditional healer with magical powers


give authority to the mythic histories in themselves


concentrating on showing the natural patterns of figured stones


was a minority of about 25% of the total state population


are treated with advanced chemical analysis


controlled area west of the Mississippi to the northernmost part of the Missouri River basin as part of the


becomes especially dangerous in powdered form


leads to the blowing out and ending of cycles of sufferings associated with rebirths and redeaths


failed to promote a sense of shared quality among her subjects


invented cameo glass to imitate engraved hardstone cameos


is an example of particles that have composition


equipped staff to look out for fraud indicators.


feature angular growth lines expanding from a single point and following the planar crystal faces


has two valence electrons in the outermost s-orbital


was introduced to the scientific public for the first time


consists of equity, retained earnings and subordinated debt


provides government incentives to film producers


is covered by siderite concretions and is usually cracked, resulting in


such that the three lattice vectors remain mutually orthogonal


located in Sagaing District where jade mines are found


was transformed into diamond using high pressure


covers the contact between a terrane and its surrounding rocks


shares jurisdiction over coastal tidelands with


wrote of an area near Hyperborea where gryphons protected golden treasure.


established a decentralized government that operated until


includes a classicising return to a more austere simplicity and elegance


formed under high pressure deep in the mantle


emits photons with wavelengths at 589.0 and 589.6 nm


resulted in increasing the independence of the civil service


lost ten percent of its population in 1702 due to a yellow fever epidemic


radiation damage occurred after formation of


took office as the country's first female president


is a significant archaeological site for dating the origin of bronze metallurgy in Southeast Asia


include Trichodectes vulpis as louse that specifically targets them


reflecting the higher temperatures and pressures as well as the transport of the diamonds by convection.


authority resided in its individual small cities


maintained a key role in civilian self-defence


featured a symbol of the city on the other side


were concentrated in the counties known as Little Dixie


is used in jewelry as a diamond and other gemstone simulant


constructed a working solar cell using selenium and gold


resisted outside interference during the reign of Ioannis Kapodistrias


produces Actinolite amphibole at greenschist facies conditions


The first known sculpture in the Indian subcontinent is from the Indus Valley civilization (3300–1700 BCE)


is extremely resistant to erosion and has formed a topographic high through most of Phanerozoic time


is used to describe a sphere in analytic geometry


sent an additional $4.1 billion to the state of New York than the city received in return


reported a turnover of $23.7 billion in 2014


is one of the five terrestrial ecoregions found in Tunisia


do not reflect acute fluctuations in iron status


was contributed funds to combat the Ottomans


can display a range of different useful properties


were scraping and grinding ochre, a clay colored red by iron oxide.


was produced in enormous quantities and is found all over


is transmuted into carbon-12 in the nuclear reaction that occurs when bombarded with energetic alpha particles


is a source of classic metamorphic sapphires


eradicated by Portuguese colonial administration


had capitalism and banking families emerged around 1300


is seldom more than 200 million years old


has metopes depicting Thessalian Centauromachy


was sworn in as North Macedonia's president


composed works that were innovative and groundbreaking in their time


have a triple role in scanning electron microscope application


is an example of government officials leaking information they are supposed to keep secret


faces difficulty in working out fossil ages


notable playwright of modern Greek theatre


featured shining, exceeding white clothing


abdicated in favor of his son, Prince Baudouin


has genome established homology between immune system-related genes


has a more circular, narrower, and near heart-shaped shape than


accceeded to throne after abdication of father in 1840


purchased the cabinet of the Flemish antiquary


had control and possession over their mountains during the Muslim conquest of


include early famous Mallorcans who lived on the island before its reconquest


is the largest distributor of fasteners in North America


comprise nearly 75% of the crust of the Earth.


provides healthcare to all citizens and residents


directs cantonal affairs according to law and the constitution


has a straight double-edged blade measuring about one meter in length


enabled mass production of colored children's clothing without fading


was the site of a major battle during the Northern Seven Years' War


has metopes depicting mythological scenes


was the center of the American publishing industry for some years


participated in four Olympic appearances


contains the best collection of Byzantine liturgical vessels


described the appeal of modernist jewelry


can cause the breakdown of albite to form jadeite and quartz


did research on the extraction of gold from sea water


described social conventions as arising dependent on specific conditions


ranked fifth in the world in international tourist arrivals


has microstructure affected by horsetail inclusions


has a fixed maximum annual fee for all citizens contingent on income level


result from initial magma composition differences


left the necessary conflict minerals reporting requirements largely intact.


have their headquarters in New York City.


is used in the James Webb Space Telescope


is estimated to be 4.567 billion years old


acts as a plasticizer for the organic matrix


trademarked the term 'chocolate diamond' and introduced a new brown jewelry line


are sold to make commercial products such as cosmetics, paint, cleaners, polishes, glue, soap and ink


is most likely to be chosen as favourite


showcase for popular arts and traditional costume


was the notable first commercial rocket launcher in the country.


resigned as chancellor on 11 October 2021


has the same chemical composition as zoisite


have taken measures to remain profitable


used in engraving copper printing plates


was used for various types of jewelry and hardstone carving


classified Eulytine as "earthy, little studied bodies"


have been developed over hundreds of years


significantly reduce the emissions profile of 'densified' brown coal to a level similar to or better than most black coals


diversity due to terrain, climate, latitude


was besieged by the Greeks during the first siege of the Acropolis


regarded whiteish nephrite jade as the most highly regarded until about 1800


originally used because it was less expensive than


was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature


may not have been formulated in earliest Buddhism.


built in the second half of the 17th century


resulted in the Istrian-Dalmatian exodus


has produced artists of the Renaissance, Baroque, Romanticism, Impressionism and Surrealism movements


type of mineral Esper Signius Larsen Jr. worked with


expelled the monarchy and established an oligarchic republic


produced the celebrated bronzes of the Chola dynasty


is formed by the accumulation of skeletal remains of organisms on the ocean bottom and burial


produced outstanding Italian architects during the Baroque period


Emphasized the common heritage and unity


one of the three large southern Alpine cantons


serves as reliable source when examining the pinnacle of jade crafting during the Neolithic period


dispatched a letter to Lavoisier on September 30, 1774, describing his discovery of the previously unknown substance


uses ash content to characterize organic and inorganic components


has host rocks dated to have formed as early as


can be mechanically harvested and transported


extensively used for anti-icing and de-icing


participated in the advancement of Ukrainian science and culture


obliged to tie their long hair into a bun called ji


contain a rich and varied record of geological processes.


production of indigenous pottery declined


imposed by Dorgon making men shave the pates on the front of their heads.


transitioned from mining to quarrying for the town of


symptoms can take up to five years to develop in


ended with the final conquest of the Greek heartlands by Rome


involves technical, specialized, and highly skilled work


disseminated via Guangdong province and Yunnan province to southeast Asia


does not have access to improved sanitation


cool to form a non-crystalline or glassy (vitreous) rock


experienced unusual problems due to its concave curved-glass exterior acting as a spherical reflector for sunlight


were used as makeshift desks or exchange counters


hinders the effectiveness of the Kimberley Process


was the top-grossing film in China as of 2023


has a trade deficit of CHF 1.9 billion with exports to


directed the first Macedonian feature film


can be composed of hard substances, such as bone or cartilage


ratified the terms of the treaty of protectorate


sought to move more authority to residents of Taiwan before Japan's surrender and their descendants


are possible when their interaction with the solvent is strong enough to overcome density differences.


was known as Waltham after being renamed


regarded limitations as positive factors


includes a significant portion of the Sahara


contributes to silicon fluxes in the ocean


proposed that art is any activity of any kind-everything


activated by chemical oxygen generators above each seat on commercial airplanes


has median monthly one-bedroom apartment rent of $4,443 in Manhattan


considered a true national glory of Afghanistan


was besieged and ransomed by Brennus and his troops


shared between the East Mediterranean province and the Illyrian province


produced scientists and engineers credited with important advances


is one of the few places in the world that has a secondary tornado season in November and December


was a motif in Etruscan jewelry, indicating Oriental influence


are usually not used in mainstream jewelry and remain relatively unknown


have been detected in diamond as individual atoms


has funded research on nanoparticles in various fields including medicine, physics, optics, and electronics


possesses the second-largest fleet of ballistic missile submarines


carry sea urchins, starfish, sharp shells or other protective objects in their claws


average total fertility rate (TFR) was one of the lowest in the world


has gained considerable global popularity through Japanese media franchises


is considered the peak of Chinese ceramics by


said that Shokunin means having technical skill, attitude and social consciousness


became popular across Russia by the 1980s


has notable presence of Irreligion residents


is excited by a laser pulse and its temperature-dependent fluorescence is observed


gifted much of the previous royal hunting preserve to


has a small intersection with biology in the context of


is used to facilitate the burnishing of raw clay surfaces and promote carbon smoke effects


has metropolitan areas with more than one million inhabitants including


has around 16,000 students and a staff of 1,100


is still used in jewellery making for a highly reflective finish


is a facet for a 4-polytope or 3-honeycomb


results in rocks being more altered than those affected by


publishes recommended daily allowance (RDA) and upper tolerated intake of


has been sourced to make pigments since earlier origins of human pictorial depictions.


fabricated the first silicon junction transistor


associated with anger, sin and the devil


cut stones in the shape known as pendeloque or briolette


ranks tenth worldwide in the number of scientific publications in 2020


is state subsidised and freely available to all Ukrainian citizens and registered residents


ranked 1st in the world for Field-Weighted Citation Impact


relationship description: A hyponym is a word or phrase whose semantic field is more specific than its hypernym


can be formed into a high specific density solution to help separate coal powder from impurities.


has population that practice Hinduism, Judaism, and Baháʼí Faith


organized a series of violent disturbances and political demonstrations known as


had a central emblem that was often a standing figure of the owner or a saint.


accept custody of funds for clients prior to conversion, return, or transfer


contributed to scientific coordination with


was a cause for the first general mobilisation of Switzerland


was later associated with the province of


likely arrived from direct maritime trade with


are thought to be the main source of heat that keeps the Earth's outer core in the liquid state


concluded that the strength of fluorescence had no widely perceptible effect on the color appearance of diamonds viewed table-down


are being investigated as potential drug delivery system


states that there is no cardinal number between the cardinality of the reals and the cardinality of the natural numbers


requires increasing amounts of zinc for RDA from 3 to 8 mg/day with age


has Václav Havel Airport in Prague as its main international airport


plays a role in conception and development


is made by attaching two equilateral square pyramids


rely on similar ingredients as neighboring countries


are used as radiation windows for X-ray detectors


are internally affected by both forces encouraging change and forces resisting change.


accounts for nearly 15% of the global catch


reveals discrepancies among the various doctrines found in early texts.


hosts a historic rivalry between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens


has been moderately successful in limiting the number of conflict diamonds entering the market


reflect the cultural heritage of Switzerland


possesses homoatomic anion pairs, but the arrangement of the metal and diatomic anions differ from that of Pyrite.


is one of the Haven ports, and still a working port that handles


is used primarily as a component in strong and lightweight alloys


has precipitation data from Oppdal-Mjøen


selected blue and buff for militia uniforms


were using six different types of abrasives by 1939: quartz, almandine garnet, corundum, carborundum, diamond, and a medium combining both carborundum and calcareous silt or loess


has been used to simulate black diamond due to its deep black color and metallic luster


appreciated seafood as a resource in their cuisine


has lowest rate of physical activity among states


influenced by cosmopolitan culture and art


can be described as an HCP lattice of zinc with sulfur atoms occupying half of the tetrahedral voids or vice versa


underlies primarily gneiss and mica-schist rock


is a type of small, open-air restaurant in Ivory Coast


designated as a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve


uses sharp point to make marks on metal plate


is one of the most watched private TV channels


emerged from the folk revival to become one of the country's most celebrated songwriters


originally referred to those pearls formed when a bead nucleus was rejected


has been accused of censorship of mass media and internet.


have hind legs that are either lost or united in a single tail fin


can fade in tone if overexposed to light sources