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corindon Min. (kəʊˈrɪndɒn) [F. corindon, corundum.] An early name of Corundum or Adamantine Spar; by some mineralogists used as a name of the species: see corundum 2.1802 W. Nicholson Jrnl. I. 151 Corindon or Adamantine Spar from Philadelphia. 1829 Nat. Philos. I. Gloss. (Useful Knowl. Soc.), Corund...
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William Corindon
William Corindon was an Oxford college head in the 16th century. Corindon was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1545, M.A. in 1548, and D.D. in 1556.
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corundum
corundum (kɒˈrʌndəm) Also 8 corivindum, -vendum, coriundum, 9 corundon. [a. Tamil kurundam, in Telugu kuruvindam, Hindī kurunḍ; Skr. kuruvinda ‘ruby’. Cf. also corindon.] 1. A crystallized mineral belonging to the same species as the sapphire and ruby, but opaque or merely translucent, and varying i...
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Agate (nuclear test)
15: Topaze (Topaz): 2.5 kt
1964-11-28: Turquoise (Turquoise): 10 kt
1965-02-27: Saphir (Sapphire): 127 kt
1965-05-30: Jade (Jade): 2.5 kt
1965-10-01: Corindon
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Prix du Bois
Earlier winners
1925: Tatters
1926: Never Late
1927: Erica
1928: La Rocque
1929: Advertencia
1930: Cristal
1931: Sisterari
1932: Asterisk
1933: Corindon
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List of rectors of Exeter College, Oxford
1539 – 1542)
Henry Laurence (17 October 1542 – 9 October 1543)
Augustine Crosse (17 October 1543 – 1546)
William More (17 October 1546 – 1553)
William Corindon
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Prix Noailles
Norseman
1944: Prince Bio
1945: His Eminence
1946: Prince Chevalier
1947: Giafar
1948: Flush Royal
1949: Rancio
1950: Lacaduv
1951: Thelus
1952: Corindon
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Gemstones in the Bible
Despite the qualities mentioned in the Bible, the stone referred to may be the limpid corindon, which exhibits the same qualities, and is used in India used to polish gemstones, and shmyr, the Hebrew word supposed to mean diamond, the Catholic Encyclopedia speculates that limpid corindon was intended.
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