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Look up: pyrope

  1. Pyrope
    The mineral pyrope is a member of the garnet group. Pyrope is the only member of the garnet family to always display red colouration in natural samples, and it is from this characteristic that it gets its name: from the Greek for fire and eye. Despite being less common than most garnets, it is a wi...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrope

  2. pyrope
    [n] - a deep red garnet used as a gemstone
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. pyrope
    a magnesium-aluminium garnet that is deep red in color and is frequently used as a gem. Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. pyrope
    See garnet.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  5. Pyrope
    Pyr'ope noun [ Latin pyropus a kind of red bronze, from Greek ...; ... fire + ... the eye, face: confer French pyrope .] (Min.) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under Garnet .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/205

  6. pyrope
    <chemical> A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red colour, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under Garnet. ... Origin: L. Pyropus a kind of red bronze, fr. Gr.; fire + the eye, face: cf. F. Pyrope. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. pyrope
    noun a deep red garnet used as a gemstone
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Pyrope
    • (n.) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under Garnet.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. pyrope
    magnesium aluminum garnet (Mg3Al2), the transparent form of which is used as a gemstone. Its colour varies from brownish red to purplish red. A ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/138

  10. Pyrope
    Pyrope (fire-garnet, Bohemian garnet) is a dark-red variety of garnet found embedded in trap tufa in the mountains of Bohemia, and in serpentine in Germany.
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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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