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turquoiseMineral, hydrous basic copper aluminium phosphate, CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)85H2 O. Blue-green, blue, or green, it is a gemstone. Turquoise is found in Australia, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Iran, Turkestan, Mexico, and southwestern USA. It was originally introduced into Europe through Turkey, from which its name is derived. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Guillaume Turquois, the broker who sold Madoff the apartment six or seven years ago, told Bloomberg that it was probably worth about $1. Leroy, "Depuis l'Edit de Nantes: la distance et l'oubli"; Pierre Chevalier, "La Ligue en Champagne"; Michel Turquois, "Quelques aspects de l'imprimerie a Troyes"; Jacky Provence, "L'entree de Henri IV a Troyes"; Jean Murard, "Les Pithou et l'ecole"; Amy Enright, "Peace and the Politics of Education: Francois Pithou and the College de Troyes"; Francine Wild, "Presence et fragilite de la memoire: la famille Pithou dans les recueils d'Ana"; Pierre-F. Rustic ceramic trays were spread with sugar cookies shaped like flowers, cats, and ducks and iced in bright pink, yellow, and turquois. |
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