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In Australian English and New Zealand English, the term has an extended use meaning to "rummage". Though the term has been argued to come from Cornish, it likely originates from the Latin fossa, meaning “ditch”, “trench”. In Australia, "fossicking" is protected by a number of laws, which vary from state to state.
Kunzite from Afghanistan, which was named in honor of George Frederick Kunz. Amateur geology or rock collecting (also referred to as rockhounding in the United States and Canada) is the non-professional study and hobby of collecting rocks and minerals or fossil specimens from the natural environment.
It is also known as fossicking. Traditionally prospecting relied on direct observation of mineralization in rock outcrops or in sediments. Modern prospecting also includes the use of geologic, geophysical, and geochemical tools to search for anomalies which can narrow the search area. Once an anomaly has been identified and interpreted to be a ...
With permission granted from the Indonesian Department of Tourism and the local village chiefs, fossicking for gold can be carried out in several regions that are accessible to international tourists. However, fossicking equipment is restricted to gold pans, shovels, and metal detectors. The use of sluices, dredges, or other machinery is forbidden.
This is a list of Albanian inventors and discoverers. The following incomplete list comprises individuals from Albania, the Albanian diaspora, and those of predominantly Albanian heritage who have contributed to inventions or discoveries, working locally or abroad. The list is arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Encyclopedias written in Albanian. Albanian Encyclopedic Dictionary (Albanian: Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar): published by Academy of Sciences of Albania; First Edition (1985; FESH) New Edition (2008/09; Botimi i ri, FESH II) Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Albanian edition, 1984): the first encyclopedia published in Albanian
Shqip; Simple English; ... Print/export Download as PDF; ... A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations; Dictionary of Old Norse Prose;
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