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amethyst (mineral) (quartz (mineral), mineral, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Purple or bluish-violet varieties of quartz, that have gathered or mined since Neolithic times. |
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amethyst (mineral) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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amethysts (minerals) (C,U,LC,English,UF,U,N)
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جمشت (C,U,Arabic -P,D,U,U)
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紫水晶 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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紫晶 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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zǐ shuǐ jīng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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zi shui jing (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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tzu shui ching (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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amethist (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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amatista (mineral) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by composition> (G) |
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................ inorganic material (G) |
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.................... mineral (G) |
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........................ quartz (mineral) (G) |
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............................ amethyst (mineral) (G) |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by composition> (G) |
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................ inorganic material (G) |
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.................... rock (inorganic material) (G) |
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.................................... gemstone (G) |
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............................................ amethyst (mineral) (G) |
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Arabic ..... أنواع الكوارتز ذات اللون الأرجواني أو البنفسجي المزرق، التي تم جمعها أو استخراجها منذ العصر الحجري الحديث. |
Chinese (traditional) ..... 一種紫色或微藍紫色的石英,自新石器時代即開始收集或開採。 |
Dutch ..... Een paarse of blauw-violette variant van kwarts. |
Spanish ..... Variedad de cuarzo violeta o violeta azulado. |
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