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  2. Fire agate - Wikipedia

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    Fire agates have beautiful iridescent rainbow colors, similar to opal. They have a hardness of 6.5-7 on the Mohs scale, [1] which reduces the occurrence of scratching when polished gemstones are set in jewelry. The vibrant iridescent rainbow colors found within fire agates are created by the Schiller effect, which is also found in mother-of-pearl.

  3. Dzi bead - Wikipedia

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    The artisans who made the dzi created amulets with "eyes" on them as a "fight fire with fire" form of protection. Artisans used agate as the base stone, and then embellished the beads lines and shapes using ancient methods that remain mysterious.

  4. Chalcedony - Wikipedia

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    Fire agate. Fire agate is a variety of chalcedony with inclusions of goethite or limonite causing an iridescent effect. [11] It can display a wide range of iridescent colors including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. [12]

  5. A pink powder is being used to fight California fires. It's ...

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    It has been used to fight blazes in the US since 1963, and is the main long-term fire retardant used by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. It is also the most-used fire ...

  6. Fire protection - Wikipedia

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    Fire protection is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of potentially destructive fires. [1] [2] It involves the study of the behaviour, compartmentalisation, suppression and investigation of fire and its related emergencies, as well as the research and development, production, testing and application of mitigating systems.

  7. List of fire-retardant materials - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, after two significant construction fires which resulted in a combined loss of £1,500 million, The Joint Code of Practice was introduced by the Fire Protection Association (FPA), the UK's national fire safety organisation, [1] to prevent fires on buildings undergoing construction work.

  8. Are Seed Oils Really Unhealthy? Dietitians Explain. - AOL

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    Seed oils, including peanut oil and sunflower oil, have been in the news a lot recently. Dietitians explain if seed oils are healthy, and health risks of them.

  9. Agate - Wikipedia

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    Other forms of agate include Holley blue agate (also spelled "Holly blue agate"), a rare dark blue ribbon agate found only near Holley, Oregon; Lake Superior agate; Carnelian agate (has reddish hues); Botswana agate; condor agate; Binghamite, a variety found only on the Cuyuna iron range (near Crosby) in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; fire agate ...

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