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  2. Argentite - Wikipedia

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    The mineral was mentioned in 1529 by G. Agricola, but the name argentite was not used till 1845 and is due to W. Haidinger. Old names for the species are Glaserz, silver-glance and vitreous silver. A related copper-rich mineral occurring e.g. in Jalpa, Zacatecas, Mexico, is known as jalpaite. [4]

  3. Hindustani grammar - Wikipedia

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    Compound verbs, a highly visible feature of Hindi–Urdu grammar, consist of a verbal stem plus a light verb. The light verb (also called "subsidiary", "explicator verb", and "vector" [ 55 ] ) loses its own independent meaning and instead "lends a certain shade of meaning" [ 56 ] to the main or stem verb, which "comprises the lexical core of ...

  4. Silver glance - Wikipedia

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    Silver glance (German: Silberglanz) — is a trivial name used among collectors and mineral traders, as well as miners, geologists and representatives of related craft professions for at least two ore minerals, silver sulfides. [1]: 312 It may refer to: Acanthite, monoclinic silver sulfide, one of the most famous silver ore minerals.

  5. Stones of India - Wikipedia

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    Stones are still the mainstays of civil construction in India, with stones being used extensively in public buildings, hotels, and temples. They are increasingly being used in homes, with the use of stones now penetrating amongst the growing middle class of India. The success of the commercial stone industry solely depends on defects in rock/stone.

  6. Coinage metals - Wikipedia

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    Coins may be composed of multiple metals using alloys, coatings, or bimetallic forms. Coin alloys include bronze, electrum and cupronickel.Plating, cladding or other coating methods are used to form an outer layer of metal and are typically used to replace a more expensive metal while retaining the former appearance.

  7. List of Sanskrit and Persian roots in Hindi - Wikipedia

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    The following is an alphabetical (according to Hindi's alphabet) list of Sanskrit and Persian roots, stems, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in Hindi. अ (a) [ edit ]

  8. Acanthite - Wikipedia

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    Acanthite is a common silver mineral in moderately low-temperature hydrothermal veins and in zones of supergene enrichment. It occurs in association with native silver, pyrargyrite , proustite , polybasite , stephanite , aguilarite , galena , chalcopyrite , sphalerite , calcite and quartz .

  9. Hindustani orthography - Wikipedia

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    As a result of schwa syncope, the correct Hindi pronunciation of many words differs from that expected from a literal rendering of Devanagari. For instance, राम is Rām (incorrect: Rāma ), रचना is Rachnā (incorrect: Rachanā ), वेद is Véd (incorrect: Véda ) and नमकीन is Namkeen (incorrect Namakeena ).