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Hydrotalcite, or formerly also völknerite, [6] is a layered double hydroxide (LDH) of general formula Mg 6 Al 2 CO 3 (OH) 16 ·4 H 2 O, whose name is derived from its resemblance with talc and its high water content.
Ampo is revered by the native women who are pregnant. [6] This habit of eating clay is also known as geophagy.Human geophagy may be related to pica, a classified eating disorder in the DSM-IV characterized by abnormal cravings for nonfood items. [7]
Geophagia (/ ˌ dʒ iː ə ˈ f eɪ dʒ (i) ə /), also known as geophagy (/ dʒ i ˈ ɒ f ə dʒ i /), [1] is the intentional [2] practice of consuming earth or soil-like substances such as clay, chalk, or termite mounds.
LIAT (1974) Ltd, also known as Leeward Islands Air Transport Services and operating as LIAT, was a regional airline headquartered in Antigua and Barbuda that operated high-frequency inter-island scheduled services to 15 [3] destinations in the Caribbean.
Claypan is a dense, compact, slowly permeable layer in the subsoil. [1] It has a much higher clay content than the overlying material, from which it is separated by a sharply defined boundary.
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Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass.They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges, or other objects such as tabletops.
Kopi luwak, also known as civet coffee, is a coffee that consists of partially digested coffee cherries, which have been eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).