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... Figure 3 : " Ram in the Thicket , " offering stand from Ur ( now Tall al - Muqayyar , Iraq ) made of wood , gold ... ( Figure 3 ; University Museum , Philadel- phia ) ; the composite headdresses of court ladies ( British Museum , Iraqi ...
... Figure 3 : " Ram in the Thicket , " offering stand from Ur ( now Tall al - Muqayyar , Iraq ) made of wood , gold ... ( Figure 3 ; University Museum , Philadel- phia ) ; the composite headdresses of court ladies ( British Museum , Iraqi ...
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... Figure 23 : Figure 21 : Goethite ( a - FeO OH ) from Surrey , N.H. , U.S. © Wendell E. Wilson mon alteration product of iron - rich occurrences and is an iron ore in some localities ( see Figure 21 ) . HALIDES Members of this class are ...
... Figure 23 : Figure 21 : Goethite ( a - FeO OH ) from Surrey , N.H. , U.S. © Wendell E. Wilson mon alteration product of iron - rich occurrences and is an iron ore in some localities ( see Figure 21 ) . HALIDES Members of this class are ...
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... ( Figure 68 ) linked by the sharing of three corners of each tetrahedron to form a hexagonal mesh pattern ( Figure 69A ) . Frequently , silicon atoms of the tetrahedrons are partially substituted for by aluminum and , to a lesser extent ...
... ( Figure 68 ) linked by the sharing of three corners of each tetrahedron to form a hexagonal mesh pattern ( Figure 69A ) . Frequently , silicon atoms of the tetrahedrons are partially substituted for by aluminum and , to a lesser extent ...
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