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Definition of Carbonados
1. carbonado [v] - See also: carbonado
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carbonados
Literary usage of Carbonados
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South African Journal of Science by South African association for the advancement of science (1904)
"But as the demand for carbonados grew, so- proportionately the price per carat
advanced, and in order to keep within reasonable cost it became necessary to ..."
2. The Mineral Deposits of South America by Joseph Theophilus Singewald, Benjamin LeRoy Miller (1919)
"Gem diamonds were discovered in the State of Bahia about 1831 but the carbonados
or black diamonds were considered of no value and consequently ignored ..."
3. Brazil and Her People of To-day: An Account of the Customs, Characteristics by Nevin Otto Winter (1910)
"The black diamonds, called " carbonados," are found in greater quantities in
Brazil than in any other country. These are used solely for commercial purposes ..."
4. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1919)
"carbonados are only found in considerable numbers in the State of Bahia, where
they arc associated with ordinary diamonds."7 Like diamonds, they are found ..."
5. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1893)
"Xo diamonds were obtained, but a series of carbonados of different densities (from
2%3 to 3'5 times heavier than water) were discovered, some of them, ..."
6. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1893)
"No diamonds were obtained, but a series of carbonados of different densities (from
2'5 to 3'5 times heavier than water) were discovered, some of them in ..."
7. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1908)
"The diamonds of Brazil are gems, carbonados, and borts. The carbonados, or black
diamonds, have no regular crystallization or cleavage plane, ..."
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