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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 ...
Sepiolite, [5] also known in English by the German name meerschaum (/ ˈ m ɪər ʃ ɔː m / MEER-shawm, /-ʃ əm /-shəm; German: [ˈmeːɐ̯ʃaʊm] ⓘ; meaning "sea foam"), is a soft white clay mineral, often used to make tobacco pipes (known as meerschaum pipes).
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 .
The word "meerschaum" means "sea foam" in German, alluding to its natural white color and its surprisingly low weight. Meerschaum is a very porous mineral that absorbs the tars and oils during the smoking process, and gradually changes color to a golden brown. Old, well-smoked meerschaum pipes are valued by collectors for their distinctive ...
At around 600 miles wide and up to 6,000 meters (nearly four miles) deep, the Drake is objectively a vast body of water. To us, that is. To the planet as a whole, less so.
Its creation took place in the year 1393 when a strong high tide cloud broke it and left it stranded near the sea. [citation needed]Evidence that it was once part of the mainland was presented in 1980 by researchers who landed on it and carried out surveys, where they found stone buildings and remains of sheep crossings.
The Titan’s wreckage was seen for the first time in pictures after the Coast Guard announced on Thursday (23 June) that ROVs (remotely-operated vehicles) found its chambers in a sea of debris 1 ...
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