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Industrial jewel

Scope note

Hard stone, usually ruby and sapphire, used chiefly for bearings and impulse pins in instruments and for recording needles. MH12

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300011171

Broader Terms used

<stone by function>

Term used for

jewel, industrial

Created

13yrs ago

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