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... Wade - Giles : Kao - ling ) meaning “ high ridge , " the name of a hill near Ching - te - chen where the occurrence of the mineral is known as early as the 2nd century BC . Montmorillonite and nontronite are named after the local- ities ...
... Wade - Giles : Kao - ling ) meaning “ high ridge , " the name of a hill near Ching - te - chen where the occurrence of the mineral is known as early as the 2nd century BC . Montmorillonite and nontronite are named after the local- ities ...
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A - K. Nanking N anking ( Wade - Giles romanization Nan - ching , Pinyin Nanjing ) , capital of Kiangsu Province in central eastern China , is a port on the Yangtze River and a major industrial and communications centre . Rich in ...
A - K. Nanking N anking ( Wade - Giles romanization Nan - ching , Pinyin Nanjing ) , capital of Kiangsu Province in central eastern China , is a port on the Yangtze River and a major industrial and communications centre . Rich in ...
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