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Balin stone
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English
Etymology
en zh - 巴林石, from 巴林 Baarin (a southern Mongolian tribe) + 石 stone, from en mnc ᠪᠠᡵᡳᠨ, from en xng ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠷᠢᠨ, so named for being quarried in the traditional territory of the Baarins.
Noun
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en mineralogy A type of pyrophyllite from Inner Mongolia; traditionally used in the Chinese art of seal engraving.