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  2. Meerschaum pipe - Wikipedia

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    A meerschaum pipe is a smoking pipe made from the mineral sepiolite, also known as meerschaum. Meerschaum ( German pronunciation: [ˈmeːɐ̯ʃaʊ̯m] ⓘ , German for "sea foam") is sometimes found floating on the Black Sea and is rather suggestive of sea foam (hence the German origin of the name, as well as the French name for the same ...

  3. Sepiolite - Wikipedia

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    Meerschaum became a premium substitute for the clay pipes of the day and remains prized to this day, though since the mid-1800s briar pipes have become the most common pipes for smoking. When smoked, meerschaum pipes gradually change colour, and old meerschaums will turn incremental shades of yellow, orange, red, and amber from the base up.

  4. Tobacco pipe - Wikipedia

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    A meerschaum pipe. Meerschaum (hydrated magnesium silicate), a mineral found in small shallow deposits mainly around the city of Eskişehir in central Turkey, is prized for the properties which allow it to be carved into finely detailed decorative and figural shapes. It has been used since the 17th century and, with clay pipes, represented the ...

  5. Missouri Meerschaum - Wikipedia

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    The Missouri Meerschaum Company is a tobacco smoking pipe manufacturer located in Washington, Missouri. It is the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of corncob pipes . The company was founded in 1869 when Dutch-American woodworker Henry Tibbe began producing corncob pipes and selling them in his shop.

  6. Clean-in-place - Wikipedia

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    Clean-in-place (CIP) is an automated method of cleaning the interior surfaces of pipes, vessels, equipment, filters and associated fittings, without major disassembly. CIP is commonly used for equipment such as piping, tanks, and fillers.

  7. Care and maintenance - Wikipedia

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    Care and maintenance is a term used in the mining industry to describe processes and conditions on a closed mine site at which there is the potential to recommence operations at a later date. During the care and maintenance phase, production is stopped but the site is managed to ensure it remains in a safe and stable condition.

  8. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1262 on Monday ... - AOL

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    Today's Wordle Answer for #1262 on Monday, December 2, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Monday, December 2, 2024, is GUILE. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.

  9. Eskişehir Meerschaum Museum - Wikipedia

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    Eskişehir Meerschaum Museum (Turkish: Lületaşı Müzesi) is a handicraft museum in Odunpazarı district of Eskişehir, Turkey, exhibiting various items handmade of sepiolite (Meerschaum). Sepiolite or Meerschaum is a soft white clay mineral , which is mainly used to handicraft tobacco pipes called Meerschaum pipes .