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  • It is iiitt ispcised with distinct masses, from the size of a pin's head to the diameter of one or OF A METEORIC STONE, S33 two inches, which are almost white, resembling in many in - stances the crystals of felspar, in some varieties of granite.

    Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 1771

  • POSSIBLE INFLUENCE OF METEORIC WATERS IN DEPOSITION OF ORES OF THIS CLASS

    The Economic Aspect of Geology 1915

  • SHOOTING STARS, BOLIDES, URANOLITHS OR METEORIC STONES

    Astronomy for Amateurs Camille Flammarion 1883

  • However the METEORIC rise against the greenback is more about the U.S. than it is about Canada, that’s true though the Canadian $ has risen faster, and more, against the U.S. than any other G10 currency.

    Nunc Scio » Blog Archive » Canadian Dollar hits parity! 2007

  • OBAMA'S STORY IS NOT A GOOD, AND HE HAS NO SUCCESSES TO POINT TO EXCEPT HIS OWN METEORIC RISE.

    THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS 2008

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