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Whitby (England)
Canadian town named after Whitby
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source of jet (semi-precious stone)
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Jet (mineral)
Jet (mineral), hard, compact, deep black variety of lignite. It has a hardness ranging from 2 to 2.5 and a specific gravity ranging from 1.15 to 1.3....
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