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  2. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    Daimon Hellstrom's trident is made of Netheranium, which enables him to fly and manipulate mystical energy. Netherite Minecraft: An ancient fireproof alloy made from gold and netherite scraps, which are smelted from debris found in the Nether dimension. When combined with diamond equipment, the metal creates the game's strongest weapons and armor.

  3. Lodestone - Wikipedia

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    Lodestone attracting some iron nails Lodestone in the Hall of Gems of the Smithsonian Lodestone attracting small bits of iron. Lodestones are naturally magnetized pieces of the mineral magnetite. [1] [2] They are naturally occurring magnets, which can attract iron. The property of magnetism was first discovered in antiquity through lodestones. [3]

  4. Map seed - Wikipedia

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    In video games using procedural world generation, the map seed is a (relatively) short number or text string which is used to procedurally create the game world ("map"). "). This means that while the seed-unique generated map may be many megabytes in size (often generated incrementally and virtually unlimited in potential size), it is possible to reset to the unmodified map, or the unmodified ...

  5. Magnetite - Wikipedia

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    Magnetite-rich sand dunes are found in southern Peru. [44] In 2005, an exploration company, Cardero Resources, discovered a vast deposit of magnetite-bearing sand dunes in Peru. The dune field covers 250 square kilometers (100 sq mi), with the highest dune at over 2,000 meters (6,560 ft) above the desert floor. The sand contains 10% magnetite. [45]

  6. Hydrophobic sand - Wikipedia

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    Kinetic sand in a box as an office toy. Hydrophobic sand (or magic sand) is a toy made from sand coated with a hydrophobic compound. The presence of the hydrophobic compound causes the grains of sand to adhere to one another and form cylinders (to minimize surface area) when exposed to water, and form a pocket of air around the sand. [1]

  7. Glass bead making - Wikipedia

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    The beads again are rolled in hot sand to remove flashing and soften seam lines. By making canes (the glass rods fed into the machine) striped or otherwise patterned, the resulting beads can be more elaborately colored than seed beads. One "feed" of a hot rod might result in 10–20 beads, and a single operator can make thousands in a day.

  8. Lodestone (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Lodestone (New Zealand), a prominent peak in the Wharepapa / Arthur Range; Powelliphanta "Lodestone", a species of land snail; Lodestone Management Consultants, a consulting company based in Switzerland; Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, a theatre organization based in Los Angeles

  9. List of Chinese inventions - Wikipedia

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    Descriptions of lodestone attracting iron were made in the Guanzi, Master Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals and Huainanzi. [32] [33] [34] The Chinese by the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) began using north–south oriented lodestone ladle-and-bowl shaped compasses for divination and geomancy and not yet for navigation.