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  2. Patchouli - Wikipedia

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    Patchouli (also spelled patchouly or pachouli) (/ p ə ˈ tʃ uː l i /; Pogostemon cablin) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, commonly called the mint or deadnettle family. The plant grows as a bushy perennial herb , with erect stems reaching up to 75 centimetres (30 in) in height and bearing small, pale, pink-white flowers.

  3. Amber - Wikipedia

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    Amber is heterogeneous in composition, but consists of several resinous bodies [clarify] more or less soluble in alcohol, ether and chloroform, associated with an insoluble bituminous substance. Amber is a macromolecule formed by free radical polymerization [22] of several precursors in the labdane family, for example, communic acid, communol ...

  4. Baltic amber - Wikipedia

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    Open pit amber mine in Kaliningrad, showing the lithology of the Prussian Formation, the source rock of Baltic amber. In situ Baltic amber is derived from the sediments of the geological formation termed the Prussian Formation, formerly called the "Amber Formation", with the main amber bearing horizon being referred to as "Blue Earth", so named due to its glauconite content.

  5. List of types of amber - Wikipedia

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    Spanish amber- amber from Northern and Eastern Spain, Cretaceous (Albian) in age. Sri Lankan amber - found in sea coast in a very small quantity also called Indian amber or Indian sea amber. Sumatran amber - found in Jambi, Indonesia this amber is a young amber, typically falling in the 20-30 million year age range.

  6. Faturan - Wikipedia

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    The demand for genuine Faturan, often confused for amber, has always been great among prayer bead, tasbih and komboloi collectors. Genuine pre-war Faturan, with beads still intact, in complete strands, and made from one single type of material, are considered museum items and fetch extremely high prices by both institutional and individual ...

  7. Pogostemon - Wikipedia

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    Pogostemon is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815.It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia. [1]The best known member of this genus is patchouli, Pogostemon cablin, widely cultivated in Asia for its scented foliage, used for perfume, incense, insect repellent, herbal tea, etc. [2] In 1997, it was proposed for the genus to be split into ...

  8. Haetera - Wikipedia

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    Haetera; Amber phantom Haetera piera negra, Brazil: Haetera piera: Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: Kingdom: Animalia: Phylum: Arthropoda: Class: Insecta

  9. Habitat (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Habitat" is a song recorded by the American rock band Pinegrove. The song was released on January 26, 2022, through Rough Trade , as the fourth single from the band's fourth studio album 11:11 . It was written by singer-songwriter Evan Stephens Hall.