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Patiño, Simón Ituri

(Encyclopedia)Patiño, Simón Ituri sēmōnˈ ēto͞oˈrē pätēˈnyō [key], 1868–1947, Bolivian capitalist. He owned rich tin mines in Bolivia and invested his enormous fortune, thought to have been among the ...

cassiterite

(Encyclopedia)cassiterite kəsĭtˈərīt [key], heavy, brown-to-black mineral, tin oxide, SnO2, crystallizing in the tetragonal system. It is found as short prismatic crystals and as irregular masses, usually in v...

brass

(Encyclopedia)brass, alloy having copper (55%–90%) and zinc (10%–45%) as its essential components. The properties of brass vary with the proportion of copper and zinc and with the addition of small amounts of o...

Truro , city, England

(Encyclopedia)Truro tro͝orˈō [key], city (1991 pop. 16,130), W Cornwall, England, the administrative and commercial center of Cornwall, at the confluence of the Kenwyn and Allen rivers (which form the Truro Rive...

Wuxi

(Encyclopedia)Wuxi or Wusih both: wo͞o-shē [key], city (1994 est. pop. 863,100), S Jiangsu prov., China, on the Grand Canal and the north bank of Tai lake. It is a silk-producing center. Foods (especially grains)...

Bootle

(Encyclopedia)Bootle, town, Sefton metropolitan district, NW England, at the mouth of the Mersey River. It has extensive docks adjacent to those of Liverpool. Besides...

Bodmin

(Encyclopedia)Bodmin, town, Cornwall, SW England. Bodmin was the county seat for Cornwall, but local government offices are now in Truro. Bodmin was formerly a busy m...

Abertillery

(Encyclopedia)Abertillery ăbˌərtĭlârˈē [key], town, Blaenau Gwent, SE Wales. The town, an agricultural market, produces tin plate and has a brewing industry. ...

Darling Range

(Encyclopedia)Darling Range, Western Australia state, Australia, at the edge of the Western Plateau, extending 200 mi (322 km) parallel with the southwest coast and rising to 1,910 ft (582 m) in Mt. Cooke. Gold and...

Phuket

(Encyclopedia)Phuket po͞oˈkĭt [key], island, 206 sq mi (534 sq km), a province of Thailand, in the Andaman Sea, off the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. The town of Phuket is the capital. Flat, with isolated h...