blue ground

  • 1Blue Ground —   [ bluː graʊnd; englisch »blauer Grund«] der, s, Petrologie: Kimberlit …

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  • 2Blue ground — In reconnaissance for diamond mining, blue ground refers to a layer of nonoxidized kimberlite. Kimberlites are a class of mineral most commonly associated with diamond mining. Before the advent of modern geophysical probes, the ideal way to find… …

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  • 3blue ground — noun Etymology: translation of Afrikaans blougrond : kimberlite * * * blue ground noun A greyish blue decomposed agglomerate in which diamonds are found • • • Main Entry: ↑blue * * * blue ground, the rock in which diamonds are found. It is… …

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  • 4Blue Ground Dove — male Conservation status …

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  • 5blue ground-dove — melsvasis dirvinis purplelis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Claravis pretiosa angl. blue ground dove vok. Schmucktäubchen, n rus. голубая земляная горлица, f pranc. colombe bleutée, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …

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  • 6blue ground — /ˈblu graʊnd/ (say blooh grownd) noun a blue grey decomposed agglomerate which contains diamonds, found in the diamond pipes of South Africa and Brazil …

  • 7blue ground — noun another term for kimberlite …

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  • 8ground — 1 /graUnd/ noun EARTH SURFACE 1 (U) the surface of the earth: The leaf slowly fluttered to the ground. | The air raids were followed by military action on the ground. | below/above ground: miners working 10 hour shifts below ground compare floor… …

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  • 9blue — bluely, adv. blueness, n. /blooh/, n., adj., bluer, bluest, v., blued, bluing or blueing. n. 1. the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450… …

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  • 10blue — 1. adj., n., & v. adj. 1 having a colour like that of a clear sky. 2 sad, depressed; (of a state of affairs) gloomy, dismal (feel blue; blue times). 3 indecent, pornographic (a blue film). 4 with bluish skin through cold, fear, anger, etc. 5 Brit …

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