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Nacre

The hard, smooth and iridescent inner layer of a mollusk shell, a source of calcium carbonate

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Neutron

An electrically neutral elementary particle, nearly equal in mass to a proton

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Neritic

Term used to describe a large shallow water body, usually in fossil deposits where mollusk shells are found in some concentration

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Neptunian dike

A dike filled by compacted sedimentary materials including sand and gravels

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Neck

Lava that cools in the conduit of a volcano

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Nugget

A small loose alluvial mass of near pure gold or platinum metal

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Nonferrous

A compound, mineral or area that does not contain sufficient quantities of iron to be detected or targeted for iron