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Helgustadir mine (Icelandic: Helgustaðanáma [ˈhɛlkʏˌstaːðaˌnauːma]) is a mine in the east of Iceland where Iceland spar (a form of transparent calcite) was mined from the mid-17th century to the 20th century. [1] It is the source of the largest and clearest known Iceland spar specimen and the source of most museum specimens of Iceland ...
USCGC Spar docked in Ketchikan. In 2012, Spar was adopted as honorary ship of the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak, the only known cutter to have received such a title. [19] As part of the Coast Guard's community outreach program, Spar made annual “Santa to the Villages” trips to remote communities on Kodiak Island. [20] Village elders later ...
Spar tree at a logging camp in the United States, 1924. A spar tree is the tree used as the highest anchor point in a high lead cable logging setup. The spar tree is selected based on height, location and especially strength and lack of rot in order to withstand the weight and pressure required.
SPAR, originally "DESPAR", styled as "DE SPAR" [2] (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈspɑr]), is a Dutch multinational franchise that provides branding, supplies and support services for independently owned and operated food retail stores. [3] It was founded in the Netherlands in 1932, [4] by Adriaan van Well.
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JC Olivera/Variety via Getty. James Kennedy at DirecTV's Christmas at Kathy's at the Hiltons' private residence on December 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Spar is an old mining or mineralogy term used to refer to crystals that have readily discernible faces. A spar will easily break or cleave into rhomboidal , cubical , or laminated fragments with smooth shiny surfaces.
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The downfall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, found to have used chemical weapons against his own people on multiple occasions during the civil war, creates an opportunity to rid ...