semiprecious stone
Americannoun
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Determine the number of atoms and the mass of zirconium, silicon, and oxygen found in 0.3384 mol of zircon, ZrSiO4, a semiprecious stone.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Gutfeld said the cave contained ancient arrowheads, flint knives and a seal made from a carved semiprecious stone called carnelian.
From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2017
The plan was given the overall name of GEMSTONE, and although most components bore the names of a precious or semiprecious stone, some were named for minerals.
From Time Magazine Archive
But that aside, the shroud has an almost hallucinatory air: a green and glittering robot of semiprecious stone, assembled round a dummy.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Maria’s time, the best blue paint powder was made from ground lapis lazuli, a semiprecious stone, which produced a beautiful clear blue but was also very expensive.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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