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Carbide

A compound of carbon plus one or more metals or minerals

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Carat

A unit of weight for diamonds, pearls, and other gems

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Chert

Microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline sedimentary rock composed of interlocking quartz crystals

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Chelation

The reaction between a metallic ion and a complexing agent, with the resultant ring shaped structure forming a larger particle, useful in the disgorgement and transportation of embedded heavy metals from usually porous substrate