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2. Lake Alabaster - Wikipedia

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   New Zealand. Max. length. 6 km (3.7 mi) Surface area. 7 km 2 (2.7 sq mi) Lake Alabaster / Wāwāhi Waka, also known by the Māori name of Waiwahuika, lies at the northern end of Fiordland, in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island. [1] The lake runs from northeast to southwest, is five kilometres (3.1 mi), and covers seven km 2 (2.7 sq mi).

3. Pendant light - Wikipedia

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   A pendant light, sometimes called a drop or suspender, is a lone light fixture that hangs from the ceiling usually suspended by a cord, chain, or metal rod. [1] Pendant lights are often used in multiples, hung in a straight line over kitchen countertops and dinette sets or sometimes in bathrooms. Pendants come in a huge variety of sizes and ...

4. Alabaster - Wikipedia

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   In archaeology, the term alabaster is a category of objects and artefacts made from the varieties of two different minerals: (i) the fine-grained, massive type of gypsum, [1] and (ii) the fine-grained, banded type of calcite. [2] Chemically, gypsum is a hydrous sulfate of calcium, whereas calcite is a carbonate of calcium.

5. Nottingham alabaster - Wikipedia

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   Nottingham alabaster. Resurrection of Christ, panel from an altarpiece set, 1450–90, with remains of the paint. Fifteenth-century altarpiece set, with contemporary frame and well-preserved paint. Nottingham alabaster is a term used to refer to the English sculpture industry, mostly of relatively small religious carvings, which flourished from ...

6. Chandeleur Islands - Wikipedia

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   The Chandeleur Islands ( French: Îles Chandeleur) are a chain of uninhabited barrier islands approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, located in the Gulf of Mexico, marking the outer boundary of the Chandeleur Sound. They form the easternmost point of the state of Louisiana, United States and are a part of the Breton National Wildlife Refuge.

7. Luminous gemstones - Wikipedia

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   The first theme is using legendary luminous gems to illuminate buildings, for navigation lights on ships, or sometimes as guiding lights for lost persons (Ball 1938: 498–500). In India, the earliest country in which fine gemstones were known, belief in luminous gems dates back some twenty-five centuries.