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Terraria: A bright-green metal found deep beneath the jungle, implied to be the toughest ore that can be mined from the ground (topped only by Luminite, a material dropped by the final boss). True to its name, Chlorophyte has plant-themed properties, and can be used to craft armor and weapons that harness the powers of plants.
Orichalcum or aurichalcum / ˌ ɔːr ɪ ˈ k æ l k ə m / is a metal mentioned in several ancient writings, including the story of Atlantis in the Critias of Plato.Within the dialogue, Critias (460–403 BC) says that orichalcum had been considered second only to gold in value and had been found and mined in many parts of Atlantis in ancient times, but that by Critias's own time, orichalcum ...
The word is a pseudo-Latin neologism (real Latin: adamans, from original Greek ἀδάμας [=indomitable]; adamantem [Latin accusative]) based on the English noun and adjective adamant (and the derived adjective adamantine) added to the neo-Latin suffix "-ium".
Adamant is used as a translation in the King James Bible in Ezekiel 3:9 for the word שמיר (Shamir), the original word in the Hebrew Bible. [2] [3]In Greek mythology, Cronus castrated his father Uranus using an adamant sickle given to him by his mother Gaia. [4]
Adamantine may refer to: . Adamant or adamantine, a generic name for a very hard material; Adamantine (veneer), a patented celluloid veneer Adamantine lustre, a property of some minerals
Adamantane is an organic compound with formula C 10 H 16 or, more descriptively, (CH) 4 (CH 2) 6.Adamantane molecules can be described as the fusion of three cyclohexane rings. The molecule is both rigid and virtually stress-free.
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Adamite is a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn 2 As O 4 OH.It is a mineral that typically occurs in the oxidized or weathered zone above zinc ore occurrences. Pure adamite is colorless, but usually it possess yellow color due to Fe compounds admixture.