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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

earthy Applied to the non-metallic lustre of porous aggregates of minerals, e.g. clays, laterites, and bauxite.

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