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  2. Rio Tinto (river) - Wikipedia

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    The river is approximately 100 km (62 mi) long and is located within the Iberian Pyrite Belt. [1] This area has large amounts of ore and sulphide deposits. The Rio Tinto area has been the site of approximately 5,000 years of ore mining , [ 3 ] including copper , silver , gold , and other minerals, [ 4 ] extracted as far as 20 kilometres from ...

  3. Carranca - Wikipedia

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    Modern carranca Rio São Francisco. A carranca (Portuguese, literally "scowl" with another definition as "figurehead"; [1] Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈʁɐ̃kɐ]) is a type of figurehead attached to river craft which is attributed with power to protect the boatmen from the river's evil spirits.

  4. List of musician and band name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Red Hot Chili Peppers The band's name takes aspects of American blues and jazz band names, such as Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, and blends them with other popular band names flaunting the words “Chili” or “Red Hot”. Relient K – Named after the car that guitarist Matt Hoopes drove in high school, a Plymouth Reliant K car. The spelling ...

  5. Realgar - Wikipedia

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    Bull's blood is the poison that is said to have been used by Themistocles and Midas for suicide. [12] The Chinese name for realgar is 雄黃 (Mandarin xiónghuáng), literally 'masculine yellow', as opposed to orpiment which is 'feminine yellow'. [13] Realgar was, along with orpiment, traded in the Roman Empire and was used as a red paint pigment.

  6. The Poison Red - Wikipedia

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    The Poison Red is the eleventh studio album by American nu metal band Nonpoint. It was produced by Rob Ruccia [2] and released on July 8, 2016, via Spinefarm Records. [3] The band released two singles from the album: "Generation Idiot" [4] and "Divided.. Conquer Them". It is the first album to feature lead guitarist B.C. Kochmit. [2]

  7. Hazard symbol - Wikipedia

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    It depicts, on a red background, a black trefoil with waves of radiation streaming from it, along with a black skull and crossbones, and a running figure with an arrow pointing away from the scene. The radiating trefoil suggests the presence of radiation, while the red background and the skull and crossbones warn of danger.

  8. Riverboat - Wikipedia

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    The Skeena River passes through Terrace and played a crucial role during the age of the steamboat. The first steam-powered vessel to enter the Skeena was the Union in 1864. In 1866 the Mumford attempted to ascend the river but was only able to reach the Kitsumkalum River.

  9. Eucalyptus camaldulensis - Wikipedia

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    Eucalyptus camaldulensis, commonly known as the river red gum, [3] is a flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, and is endemic to Australia. It is a tree with smooth white or cream-coloured bark, lance-shaped or curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine, white flowers and hemispherical fruit with the valves extending beyond the rim.