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Miass

American  
[mee-ahs, myi-ahs] / miˈɑs, myɪˈɑs /

noun

  1. a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.


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"Although miassite is a mineral that was discovered near the Miass River in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia," said Canfield, "it is a rare one that generally does not grow as well-formed crystals."

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

The Siberian railway starts at Cheliabinsk, just across the Ural Mountains, which it reaches through Samara on the Volga from the European side, coming over the boundary hills through Ufa, Miass and Zlatoust.

From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther