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Most usable metallic ores in the Earth's crust are oxides or sulfides, and as such do not manifest the properties of refined metals.
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Most, but not all, finger-operated designs are symmetrical in design, making them usable by both hands, while thumb-operated designs are by their nature asymmetric or “ handed ,” allowing the smallest examples to be held in the air.
Most other subminiature cameras are still usable if film can be obtained, particularly if the photographer is prepared to do the processing.
Most often, the timely use of the defender's turbo, a short-term speed boost usable once per play, would determine whether the play resulted in a missed pass, an interception, a long gain, or a score.
Most and metallic
Most lapis lazuli also contains calcite ( white ), sodalite ( blue ), and pyrite ( metallic yellow ).
* Most circuits have the metallic components interconnected with a grounding wire connected to the third, round prong of a plug, and to metal boxes and appliance chassis.
Most of the arm movements of Johnny 5 were controlled by a " telemetry suit ", a metallic skeleton carried on the puppeteer's upper torso.
Most metals occur in nature in their oxidized form ( ores ) and thus must be reduced to their metallic forms.
Most toners work by replacing the metallic silver in the emulsion with a silver compound, such as silver sulfide ( Ag < sub > 2 </ sub > S ) in the case of sepia toning.
* GoGo's Crazy Bones Power ( 80 bones-each available in 2 normal and 2 metallic colours, and 10 ' Most Wanted ' rare metallic bones with added paint steps ) 4-This set also adds a collectible card game to the mix with each pack containing 2 bones and two cards ( often 1 normal figure, 1 metallic figure, 1 normal game card, and 1 metallic card ) with a chance of a ' Most Wanted ' figure or card replacing one of these.
Most galamseys find gold in free metallic dust form or they process oxide or sulphide gold ore using liquid mercury.
Most and ores
Most ores are a chemical compound of the metal with other elements, such as oxygen ( as an oxide ), sulfur ( as a sulfide ) or carbon and oxygen together ( as a carbonate ).
Most, if not all of the metal ores were mined before the arrival of the Tsurani, although very small amounts remain ; as a result of this the inhabitants use lacquer covered cured hides and wooden weapons which have roughly the same strength of their metal counterparts but are easier to manufacture on the world.
Most and Earth's
Most meteoritic material, by the time it reaches the Earth's surface, has been reduced to dust or to spherules of ablated material in its passage through the atmosphere.
Most natural diamonds are formed at high temperature and pressure at depths of in the Earth's mantle.
Most of this thermal radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere and re-radiated both upwards and downwards ; that radiated downwards is absorbed by the Earth's surface.
Most of the Earth's islands are natural and have been formed by tectonic forces or volcanic eruptions.
Most of the Earth's crust consists of solid oxides, the result of elements being oxidized by the oxygen in air or in water.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz and / or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust.
Most galactic cosmic rays have energies too low to penetrate the Earth's atmosphere, and the radii of their helical trajectories in the Earth's magnetic field tends to channel them to the poles.
Most meteors are smaller than a grain of sand, so almost all of them disintegrate and never hit the Earth's surface.
Most of Earth's cities lie in ruins, although rebuilding is in progress ( Earth's capital is New Chicago ; other cities include New Paris, New London etc .).
Most of the Earth's land surfaces have ocean at their antipodes, this being a consequence of most land being in the land hemisphere.
Most UVA radiation is able to reach Earth's surface and can contribute to skin aging, eye damage, and can suppress the immune system.
Most non-Israeli satellites are launched eastward to gain a boost from the Earth's rotational speed.
Most planets appear to be very arid, with cultures adapting to the lack of moisture much as was done on Earth's deserts.
Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.
Most such proposals rest on the assumption that the Earth's magnetic field would be much weaker during reversals.
Most space observatories in Earth orbit, such as the Hubble Space Telescope, are in a low orbit in which they spend most of their time operating autonomously because only a small fraction of the Earth's surface can see them at a given time.
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