Scarce a single advertisement of wares of milliner or mantua maker can he found in eighteenth century newspapers that does not contain in some form of spelling the word marcasite, and scarce. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771] Reference
January 10th, 2006 at 12:14 am jewelry marcasite says. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » More Fact Checking FactCheck] Reference
These bracelets and necklaces are fastened by a brooch or pin of brilliants or marcasite. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851] Reference
The peaty water danced as Alice waded dreamily in the red and gold shallows, which sparkled and glittered like marcasite. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Gossip]
Rampant Victoriana tends to be a bit too fussy for me, but there were some lovely bits of jet and marcasite jewelry that called my name. From Wordnik.com. [Runaway, Jersey-style] Reference
It's difficult to see in these pictures which were taken with the camera in my Blackberry, but they're silver, marcasite, and not-real diamonds. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-05-01] Reference
We also carry marcasite jewelry, natural stone jewelry nad oild paintings. From Wordnik.com. [craigslist | all for sale / wanted in south florida] Reference
The flotation concentrate has been found to be primarily pyrite and marcasite. From Wordnik.com. [Allied Nevada: Ongoing Metallurgical Test Results Continue to Confirm Milling Recoveries of 87% for Gold and 82% for Silver - Yahoo! Finance] Reference
They were of gold marcasite, and 200 tons of this substance was soon collected. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World] Reference
It is possible that some of the pyrite reported by archaeologists may be marcasite. From Wordnik.com. [Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :] Reference
Put marcasite into aqua fortis and if it turns green, know that it has copper in it. From Wordnik.com. [The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Complete] Reference
Here is a beautiful antique looking marcasite and black bead stretch bangle bracelet. From Wordnik.com. [Amazon.com Gold Box Deals] Reference
It appeares to be only a sulphurous marcasite, of w '' '' there are divers sorts & in severall places. From Wordnik.com. [Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society] Reference
As neat a shape as you would see in a day's journey, with the prettiest color, and eyes as bright as those marcasite buttons!. From Wordnik.com. [Audrey] Reference
Her black gown was finished with a little white fillet round the neck and her slippers were adorned with shameless marcasite buckles. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Ghost]
~ -- The sulphur exists in the coal partly in organic combination, partly as metallic sulphide (iron pyrites, marcasite, &c.), and, perhaps, as sulphate. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.] Reference
As you ride along the woods, you see all the large stones knocked to pieces, nor can a poor marcasite rest quietly in its bed for these curious inquirers. From Wordnik.com. [The Westover Manuscripts: Containing the History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina; A Journey to the Land of Eden, A. D. 1733; and A Progress to the Mines. Written from 1728 to 1736, and Now First Published] Reference
The design is lily-of-the-valley flowers, with the flower heads being in the pearly white simulated mother of pearl, set in white metal with beautiful marcasite. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
Upon this likelihood I sent forty men, and gave order that each one should bring a stone of that mine, to make trial of the goodness; which being performed, I assured them at their return that the same was marcasite, and of no riches or value. From Wordnik.com. [The Discovery of Guiana] Reference
A rich gown or headdress was seen without some ornament of marcasite. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771] Reference
But we saw all the hills with stones of the colour of gold and silver, and we tried them to be no marcasite, and therefore such as the Spaniards call El madre del oro or "the mother of gold," which is an undoubted assurance of the general abundance; and myself saw the outside of many mines of the spar, which I know to be the same that all covet in this world, and of those more than I will speak of. From Wordnik.com. [The Discovery of Guiana] Reference
But we saw all the hills with stones of the colour of gold and silver, and we tried them to be no marcasite, and therefore such as the Spaniards call El madre del oro or the mother of gold, which is an undoubted assurance of the general abundance; and myself saw the outside of many mines of the spar, which I know to be the same that all covet in this world, and of those more than I will speak of. From Wordnik.com. [The Discovery of Guiana. Paras. 50-102] Reference
Highlighted by glittering marcasite stones. From Wordnik.com. [eDealinfo.com - Today's Hot Deals] Reference
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Oh and my father is Brian Redman wholesale marcasite rings What a strange place here. http: / / particles51. fizwig.com / gold4949. h .. gold brook bridge hanging, I just don't have anything to say. From Wordnik.com. [Verbal Spew] Reference
The minerals which are commercially valuable include gold (found in small quantities), silver, graphite, galena, pyrite, marcasite, chalcosine, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, bornite, cuprite, hematite, limonite, ochre, chromite, magnetite, azurite, manganese, malachite, gypsum, &c. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
For mine own part, I am not so much in love with these long voyages as to devise thereby to cozen myself, to lie hard, to fare worse, to be subjected to perils, to diseases, to ill savours, to be parched and withered, and withal to sustain the care and labour of such an enterprise, except the same had more comfort than the fetching of marcasite in Guiana, or buying of gold ore in Barbary. From Wordnik.com. [The Discovery of Guiana] Reference
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