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Definition of Derbyshire spar

Derbyshire spar
Derbyshire spar Der"by*shire spar" (Min.) A massive variety of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work.

Meaning of Derbyshire spar from wikipedia

- Blue John (also known as Derbyshire Spar) is a semi-precious mineral, a rare form of fluorite with bands of a purple-blue or yellowish colour. In the...
- spar, sharp-dash, sharpstone dash, thrown dash, pebble stucco, Derbyshire Spar, yellow spar, golden gravel, black and white, and also sunflower. According...
- as "Patrick", it has been worked into ornaments under the name of "Derbyshire spar"―a term more properly applied to fluorspar. Black alabaster is a rare...
- British Neoclassical pair of perfume burners; probably circa 1770; derbyshire spar, tortoises****, and wood, Carrara marble base, gilded br**** mounts...
- Manchester photographer Alfred Brothers. In the UK Blue John, or "Derbyshire Spar", is found only in Blue John Cavern and the nearby Treak Cliff Cavern...
- Harper, Douglas. "fluorite". Online Etymology Dictionary. Harper, Douglas. "spar". Online Etymology Dictionary. James Harrell 2012. UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology...
- ornaments, in which it looks as brilliant and richly variegated as the Derbyshire spar. There are several neat mansions on the village, occupied by Captain...
- have been used for baryte, including barytine, barytite, barytes, heavy spar, tiff, and blanc fixe. Baryte occurs in many depositional environments, and...
- cheaper option was pre-cast concrete with Hoptonwood limestone and Derbyshire spar aggregate with white cement: this was offered by Alan Maudsley, the...
- president of the Derbyshire region of the National Union of Mineworkers. After working for 20 years as a miner, he became a member of Derbyshire County Council...