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Netherite Minecraft: An ancient fireproof alloy made from gold and netherite scraps, which are smelted from ancient debris found in the game's hellish Nether dimension. When combined with diamond equipment, the metal creates the game's strongest weapons and armor. [53] [54] Nth Metal DC Comics: Fictional alloy; described as a heavy isotope, 676 ...
Lonsdaleite (named in honour of Kathleen Lonsdale), also called hexagonal diamond in reference to the crystal structure, is an allotrope of carbon with a hexagonal lattice, as opposed to the cubical lattice of conventional diamond. It is found in nature in meteorite debris; when meteors containing graphite strike the Earth, the immense heat and ...
Homestake experiment. Coordinates: 44°21′12″N 103°44′39″W. The underground tank of the Homestake experiment when the basin around the tank has not yet been flooded. Setup of the experiment in the Homestake mine. The Homestake experiment (sometimes referred to as the Davis experiment or Solar Neutrino Experiment and in original ...
Coordinates: 35.9137°N 81.0830°W. Hiddenite, North Carolina, United States, is a centre for the mining of gemstones. Three larger mines found there are Adams Mine, NAEM and the Emerald Hollow Mine. They are collectively known as the Hiddenite Gem Mines . Sign upon Entering Hiddenite, NC.
Grinding is a term used in video game culture, referring to the act of repeating an action or set of actions, including non-repetitive tasks to achieve a desired result at a level of certain difficulty, typically for an extended period of time, such as earning experience points, in-game loot and currency or to improve a character's stats.
The Siilinjärvi carbonatite complex, [1] an open-pit mine owned by Yara International, in Siilinjärvi, Finland Coal strip mine in Wyoming. Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit (the overburden) are removed, in contrast to underground mining, in which the ...
You're getting ready to retire and you want to go to the beach -- possibly every day. Since you don't currently live in a coastal community, this means you're going to need to pack up and move.
Stoping. Sketch painting of miners stoping at the Burra Burra Mine, Burra, Australia, 1847. Stoping is the process of extracting the desired ore or other mineral from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope. [1] Stoping is used when the country rock is sufficiently strong not to collapse into the stope, although in ...