Catlinite
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Catlinite — (also called pipestone or pipeclay) is a type of argillite (metamorphosed mudstone), usually brownish red in color, which occurs in a matrix of Sioux quartzite. Because it is fine grained and easily worked, it is prized by Native Americans for… … Wikipedia
Catlinite — La catlinite est une variété d argilite généralement de couleur brun rougeâtre. Cette roche sédimentaire a des grains fins (granulométrie de 0,0625 mm avec des grains visibles qu au microscope) qui permet d être travaillée aisément par l homme.… … Wikipédia en Français
catlinite — [ katlɪnʌɪt] noun a red clay of the Upper Missouri region, the sacred pipestone of the American Indians. Origin C19: from the name of the American artist George Catlin + ite1 … English new terms dictionary
catlinite — cat·lin·ite … English syllables
catlinite — ˈkatlə̇ˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: George Catlin died 1872 American artist + English ite : a red indurated clay from the upper Missouri region used by Indians for tobacco pipes : pipestone … Useful english dictionary
Peace pipe — A peace pipe, also called a calumet or medicine pipe, is a ceremonial smoking pipe used by many Native American tribes, traditionally as a token of peace.A common material [See Longfellow s Hiawatha] for calumet pipe bowls is red pipestone or… … Wikipedia
Calumet (pipe) — Peace pipe redirects here. For other uses, see Peace pipe (disambiguation). A Lakota (Sioux) chanunpa pipestem, without the pipe bowl, displayed at the United States Library of Congress A Calumet is a ceremonial smoking pipe used by some Native… … Wikipedia
Pipestone National Monument — Infobox protected area | name = Pipestone National Monument iucn category = III caption = locator x = 146 locator y = 48 location = Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA nearest city = Pipestone, Minnesota lat degrees = 44 lat minutes = 0 lat seconds … Wikipedia
Haida Argillite Carvings — came into existence during the 1800s. These carvings were mostly born out of the Haida desire to trade with the European explorers who came to their shores. Argillite carvings, therefore, are commonly seen as a tourist art because they were… … Wikipedia
Calumet — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Calumet (homonymie). Un « Calumet de la paix » Lakota (Sioux) sans le fourneau conservé à la Bibliothèque du Congrès des Etats Unis Un calumet est une … Wikipédia en Français
