Laminated

Laminated: An object coated with a thin layer of plastic is said to be laminated.
Lanyard: A cord worn around the neck for carrying something, such as a knife or whistle keys or identification photo.

Laminated An object coated with a thin layer of plastic is said to be laminated.
Opaque A substance which is not transparent or translucent. i.e. a substance that does not allow light to pass through it.

Laminated document provided by gemological laboratories to verify the 4Cs of a diamond and its various characteristics.
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laminated rock Sedimentary rocks consisting of many thin layers. lanthanides Group of elements, very similar in chemical properties, once thought to be extremely rare. They take up numbers 57 through 71 on the periodical table.

Rolled gold is a very thin sheet of gold that is laminated to a lesser metal (usually brass). The two layers of metal are heated under pressure to fuse them together.

This is a traditional process invented in the 19th century in which a sheet of gold is laminated to a base metal (usually brass). The two layers of metal are heated under pressure to fuse them together.

Silver bracelet with laminated hardwoods
The primary difference between a hardwood and softwood is the presence of pores, or "vessels.

Pyrite sun (or dollar) in laminated shale matrix. Between tightly spaced layers of shale, the aggregate was forced to grow in a laterally compressed, radiating manner. Under normal conditions, pyrite would form cubes or pyritohedrons.

Damascus Steel
Pattern welded, laminated steel originally popularized in Damascus. Today´s process is a modification of the original technique.
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A sheet of a base metal is laminated with a very thin sheet of gold (which must be at least 10 carats). The two layers are heated to fuse them then the sheet is rolled into a thin sheet from which jewellery items are made.
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Most phone cards are made of plastic although some early examples were of laminated card. They are of a standard credit card size.

Gold Filled
A thin sheet of gold laminated to brass, usually 5% gold by weight.
Gold Plated
A thin coating of electroplated or mechanically plated gold on top of a base metal.

Shell Beads like the Paua are laminated for extreme beauty and stability. Two-sided beads are drilled top to bottom for optimum presentation effects.

amazonite - is the bright green laminated variety of microcline feldspar. Sources: Russia, Virginia (USA) and Colorado (USA).

The report is printed with micro print lines, a hologram, and other security components before being laminated. This helps to prevent tampering while preserving the certificate over time.

Gold plating that is laminated or rolled onto a base metal.
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A Japanese metal-smithing technique which results in a wood-like finish. Alternating layers of thin, colored metals are laminated together. Patterns are punched in the laminate, filed away or hammered.

Rosanne Andreas of the Beaded Phoenix has a new update to her popular poster set, which includes an 11 x 17 inch laminated bead stringing reference poster and beading tips brochure.
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D. Lisner & Co. introduces 'Bois Glacé' jewelry, their trade name for colorless phenolic plastic (Bakelite) laminated to wood
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The garnet has a pronounced laminated structure, which enables it to naturally break into thin plates from about 2 to 6 millimeters in thickness. Garnet fragments maintain this platy particle shape even as they are crushed smaller and smaller.

Solution: You can usually tell an altered certificate by examining the lamination. If the lamination looks torn at the corners, or if the front of the certificate is not laminated, it is not valid and should not be used.

"1/40th 12k Rolled Gold Plate." Because of its laminated characteristics, gold filled cannot be cast, and when seldom stamped is plated to cover the edges which would show the layers of the sandwiched material.

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