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Marking of product made of Melamine. Melamine / ˈ m ɛ l ə m iː n / ⓘ is an organic compound with the formula C 3 H 6 N 6. This white solid is a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. Like cyanamide, it contains 66% nitrogen by mass, and its derivatives have fire-retardant properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when ...
The Georgia Gold Rush was the second significant gold rush in the United States and the first in Georgia, and overshadowed the previous rush in North Carolina. It started in 1829 in present-day Lumpkin County near the county seat, Dahlonega , and soon spread through the North Georgia mountains , following the Georgia Gold Belt .
Mining has been conducted in Georgia for centuries. Today, Georgia's mineral industry produces manganese, copper and various types of quarried stone. Although the Georgian economy has experienced significant economic growth in recent years, growth in the mining and metallurgical sector has lagged behind that of the overall economy.
A melamine-resin plate A melamine-resin ladle. Melamine resin is often used in kitchen utensils and plates (such as Melmac). Because of its high dielectric constant ranging from 7.2 to 8.4, melamine resin utensils and bowls are not microwave safe. [3] During the late 1950s and 1960s melamine tableware became fashionable.
The Tabby Ruins, as they are also known, are at 3600 Charlie Smith Sr. Highway at Georgia Spur 40, six miles north of St. Marys. The entrance is approximately across the street from the entrance to the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay , on Charlie Smith Highway, at 30°47′35″N 81°34′38″W / 30.79310°N 81.57712°W / 30.79310; -81.
This timeline of the 2008 Chinese milk scandal documents how events related to the Chinese dairy products contamination by melamine unfolded. Complaints about kidney problems traced back to a brand of infant formula, subsequent discoveries of melamine contamination of liquid milk, and exported powdered milk of processed food products (using contaminated milk).
The Consolidated Mine was a gold mine in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States, just east of Dahlonega. Like most of the area around Dahlonega, the placer mining on the land on which the mine is located probably started during the Georgia Gold Rush. By 1880, the placer deposits were exhausted and the land was down to hard rock.
Roswell Mill refers to a cluster of mills located in Fulton County near Vickery Creek in Roswell, Georgia. [2] The mills were best known for producing finished textiles from raw materials grown on nearby plantations, and the group was "the largest cotton mill in north Georgia" at its height.