Hephaestin, first identified in 1999 is homologous with ceruloplasmin
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Sanxingdui (‘Three Star Mound’)
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-ium
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Long-nosed god maskettes are artifacts made from bone, copper and marine shells
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Petrified Wood
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Lyngurium
Lyngurium or Ligurium is the name of a mythical gemstone believed to be formed of the solidified urine of the lynx (the best ones comin
Goa stone
A Goa stone or Lapis de Goa was a man-made bezoar that was considered to have medicinal and talismanic properties. Goa stones were made in Goa, India and exported to apo
Gorochana
Gorochana or gorocana (transliterated from Sanskrit: गोरोचन “cattle-light”; also Standard Tibetan: (?) gi-wang) refers to a stone or ‘bezoar&
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Bezoardicum (bezoar of) is a term applied to multiple substances used in alchemy and other practices. Bezoardicum joviale, or bezoar of Jupiter, is a
Phthalo blue
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Gold in faeces ‘worth millions’ – BBC
US researchers are investigating ways to extract the gold and precious metals from human faeces..Details were outlined at the 249th national meeting of the American Chemical Societ