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... colour . The weaver places the talim behind his loom and trans- lates the design directly onto the carpet . The cartoon is used for reproduction of very intricate designs and as a master pattern for the production of more than one ...
... colour . The weaver places the talim behind his loom and trans- lates the design directly onto the carpet . The cartoon is used for reproduction of very intricate designs and as a master pattern for the production of more than one ...
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... colour ; this is true of many arkoses , which are feldspar - rich sandstones . Fine - grained , dark - coloured rock ... colour . A sandstone consisting almost wholly of quartz grains cemented by quartz may be glassy and white . A ...
... colour ; this is true of many arkoses , which are feldspar - rich sandstones . Fine - grained , dark - coloured rock ... colour . A sandstone consisting almost wholly of quartz grains cemented by quartz may be glassy and white . A ...
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... colour . Arborescent or dendritic ( branching ) dark - coloured pat- terns set in a lighter field are called moss agate or Mocha stone . Translucent red chalcedony is called carnelian , and translucent brown shades are called sard ...
... colour . Arborescent or dendritic ( branching ) dark - coloured pat- terns set in a lighter field are called moss agate or Mocha stone . Translucent red chalcedony is called carnelian , and translucent brown shades are called sard ...
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