tremolite
tremolite An important member of the
monoclinic calcium-rich
amphiboles Ca
2(Mg,Fe
2+)
5[Si
4O
11]
2 (OH,F)
2, which forms a series with ferroactionolite; sp. gr. 3.02–3.44;
hardness 5.0–6.0;
monoclinic; white to greyish-white; vitreous
lustre; crystals simple, long,
prismatic, and
acicular, often in thin, radial, rod-like, fibrous, and felted masses;
cleavage perfect
prismatic {110}; widespread
amphibole mineral in
igneous rocks, and also in
metamorphosed, crystalline
limestones,
dolomites, and in
schists and
hornfels. It is named after the Tremola Valley near St. Gotthard, Switzerland. See also
JADEITE.
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Wicklow and Louth set for third match after thriller.(SPORT)
Magazine article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 5/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...Carlow player whose inter-county transfer caused such controversy...Dessie Finnegan into defence. Wicklow had to start without hamstrung...banker' missed a sitter to let Wicklow lead by a point at half-time...Ever-ready Bunny' award. Wicklow's full-back line, especially...
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Taking to the mountains.(Aftermath: Post-Rebellion Insurgency in Wicklow. 1799-1803)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Irish Literary Supplement; 3/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Post-Rebellion Insurgency in Wicklow. 1799-1803 Irish Academic...AUTHOR'S The Rebellion in Wicklow, 1798, the first full-length...the 1798 rebellion in that county, published in 1998 (reviewed...Donnell established that Wicklow came second only to Wexford...
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Property chief Dunne urges fellow tycoons to target Wicklow.(NEWS)
Magazine article from: Evening Herald (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 12/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...people to move to Co Wicklow. The county has a working population...commute to work outside Wicklow, mostly to Dublin...to EU60 per sq metre. Wicklow was "a sophisticated, modern, well developed county" on the doorstep of...
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Hurling: A GREAT TIME IN THE GARDEN; O'BYRNE CUP S-FINAL: WICKLOW v DUBLIN But Glynn wishes they'd got Micko sooner.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 1/20/2007; 700+ words
; ...JACKIE CAHILL LEADING Wicklow GAA figure believes that...years ago, the Garden County would not be languishing...strongly linked with the Wicklow post. However, O...the past," Wicklow county board PRO Jack Napier...were great players." WICKLOW: J Bolger' C Hyland...
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Wicklow's warriors still standing
Newspaper article from: The Irish Times; 7/20/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...momentum looked certain to overrun Wicklow. Too many errors ensued...McGovern instinctively bounced off Wicklow full back Dara O hAnnaidh to...but he missed the target. Wicklow took a deep breath and returned...making the alleged "weaker county" strong. The shell-shocked...
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Football: MICKO ADDS TO PAY ROW; New Wicklow boss slams GAA for wrong priorities.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 10/10/2006; 700+ words
; ...the game in weaker counties. We're all Irishmen and it's not about county boundaries. "Wicklow decided, I suppose...promote the game in Wicklow. "If that's the situation in any county - if they can get an...will be two of the counties most respected former...in Kevin O'Brien - ...
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THEY say he has been around forever, but not even Micko was here to witness the last time Wicklow footballers won three championship matches on the spin. Why? Because it's never happened.
Newspaper article from: Evening Herald (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 7/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...geographically remote home of Wicklow football. It's one of those...contradictions that, while Wicklow have historically wallowed...of Leinster football, its county ground has a long-established...qualifier wins -- the first time Wicklow have won back- to-back SFC...
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Wicklow recreation strategy launched
Newspaper article from: The Irish Times; 5/27/2009; ; 563 words
; IRELAND'S FIRST county-wide outdoor recreation...has been launched in Co Wicklow by John Treacy, chief...business opportunities. County Wicklow Partnership...Wicklow County Council, Wicklow IFA and Wicklow Uplands Council, undertook...
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WICKLOW'S confident march into territory which remained a mystery to them in previous All-Ireland qualifiers may have surprised many in the football world, but not Mick O'Dwyer.
Newspaper article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 7/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...don't. I'm delighted for Wicklow people that the games are in...of promote football in the county which is very important...you play well," he said. Wicklow have had a double-hit over...Westmeath may well have cost Wicklow the game but, in hindsight...
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Sharper Wicklow prevail as Leitrim wilt in the heat.
Newspaper article from: Leitrim Observer (Carrick-on-Shannon, Northern Ireland); 7/31/2008; 700+ words
; ...hard to tell but champions Wicklow ended Leitrim's inter-county year last Saturday in Aughrim...SEMI-FINAL LEITRIM0-12 WICKLOW 0-15 The game also proved...but came up short against a Wicklow team that will cause problems...
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Wicklow
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Wicklow , county (1991 pop. 97,265), 782 sq mi (2,025 sq km), E Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Wicklow . The Wicklow Mts. and their foothills occupy almost the entire area of the county...
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Plunkett, James
Book article from: Contemporary Novelists
...SW10 0XF, England. Address: 29 Parnell Rd., Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. Publications Novels Strumpet City. London...Dash of Genius , 1979; That Solitary Man , 1979; The Wicklow Way , 1980; I Hear You Calling Me (on John McCormack...
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Ireland
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Republic of Ireland (see Ireland, Republic of ). Of the 32 counties of Ireland, 26 lie in the Republic, and of the four historic...between the Mourne Mts. in the north and the mountains of Wicklow in the south is roughly enclosed by a highland rim. The highlands...
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Republic of Ireland
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Geography and People The republic's 26 counties are Monaghan , Cavan , and Donegal...Louth , Meath , Dublin , Kildare , Wicklow , Carlow , Wexford , Kilkenny , Laoighis...Administratively, the country is divided into 26 counties. History After the establishment by...
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de Valois, Ninette
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...adopted as a young dancer. She was born Edris Stannus on June 6, 1898, outside an Irish village near Blessingham in County Wicklow. Her father was an officer in the British Army, and at the time of her birth the family was living on an estate...
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