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OAK

BT WOOD


OBSIDIAN

RT GLASS
RT LAVA
RT PITCHSTONE
RT PUMICE
RT RHYOLITE
RT VOLCANIC ASH
BT STONE
NP VOLCANIC GLASS


OCHRE

RT HEMATITE
RT IRON ORE
RT IRON OXIDE
RT LIMONITE
BT MINERAL
NT BROWN OCHRE
NT RED OCHRE
NT WHITE OCHRE
NT YELLOW OCHRE


OHIA WOOD

BT WOOD


OIL
This is a Broad Term for ANIMAL OIL, MINERAL OIL (ie. oil of geological origin) and VEGETAL OIL. It is also used as a term for unspecified oil.

BT ORGANIC
NT ANIMAL OIL
NT MINERAL OIL
NT VEGETAL OIL


OIL PALM BARK

BT PALM BARK


OIL PALM FIBRE

BT PALM FIBRE


OIL PALM FRUIT

BT PALM FRUIT


OIL PALM LEAF

BT PALM LEAF


OIL PALM NUT

BT PALM NUT


OKRA
The term refers to the fruit.

BT FRUIT
NP GUMBO
NP LADIES' FINGERS
NP OKRO


OKRO NP

PT OKRA


OLIVA SHELL

BT SHELL


OLIVE WOOD

BT WOOD


OLIVELLA SHELL

BT SHELL


OLIVINE

RT PERIDOT
BT MINERAL


OLONA FIBRE

BT FIBRE


ONGGI

BT EARTHENWARE


ONGOME WOOD

BT WOOD


ONION

BT BULB


ONYX

BT QUARTZ
NT NICOLO


OOLITE

BT LIMESTONE


OPAL

BT SILICA


OPERCULUM NP
Exoskeletal plate of some gastropods which can close the opening of the shell when the animal withdraws into the latter. Made of largely the same substance as the internal lining of the shell itself.

PT SHELL


OPIUM

RT POPPY SEED
BT PLANT EXTRACT
NP MORPHINE


OPIUM SEED NP

PT POPPY SEED


OPOSSUM BONE

BT MARSUPIAL BONE


OPOSSUM FUR

BT MARSUPIAL FUR


OPOSSUM HAIR


OPOSSUM SKIN

BT MARSUPIAL SKIN


OPOSSUM TISSUE

BT MARSUPIAL TISSUE


OPOSSUM TOOTH

BT MARSUPIAL TOOTH


ORANGE SEED

BT SEED


ORANGE WOOD

BT WOOD


ORCHID
The term refers to the flower.

RT VANILLA
BT FLOWER


ORCHID FIBRE

BT FIBRE


ORCHID ROOT

BT ROOT


ORCHID STEM

BT STEM


ORE

BT MINERAL
NT COPPER ORE
NT IRON ORE
NT LEAD ORE
NT SILVER ORE


ORGANIC TT

NT ANIMAL
NT HYDROCARBON
NT OIL
NT SOIL
NT SOOT
NT VEGETAL


ORMER SHELL

BT HALIOTIS SHELL
NP MUTTON-FISH SHELL


ORMOLU NP
Enter ORMOLU in the Techniques field, and METAL in the Materials field.

PT METAL


ORPIMENT

RT REALGAR
BT MINERAL


ORYX HORN

BT ANTELOPE HORN


ORYX SKIN

BT ANTELOPE SKIN


OSIER NP
It is assumed that OSIER in the documentation refers to OSIER STEM.

PT OSIER STEM


OSIER FIBRE

BT FIBRE


OSIER STEM
A species of willow much used in basket-work.

BT STEM
NP OSIER


OSTRICH EGG
Use for the whole egg; for the shell, use OSTRICH EGGSHELL.

BT BIRD EGG


OSTRICH EGGSHELL

BT BIRD EGGSHELL


OSTRICH FEATHER

BT FEATHER


OSTRICH SINEW

BT SINEW


OSTRICH SKIN

BT BIRD SKIN


OTTER BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE


OTTER FUR

BT FUR
NT SEA OTTER FUR


OTTER HAIR


OTTER SKIN

BT MAMMAL SKIN
NT SEA OTTER SKIN


OTTER TOOTH

BT MAMMAL TOOTH
NT SEA OTTER TOOTH


OVULA OVUM SHELL NP

PT OVULUM OVUM SHELL


OVULUM OVUM SHELL
Also known as the Egg Shell, but in fact a mollusc shell.

BT SHELL
NP OVULA OVUM SHELL


OWL FEATHER

BT FEATHER


OWL TISSUE

BT BIRD TISSUE


OX BONE

BT MAMMAL BONE
NT MUSK-OX BONE


OX HAIR

BT HAIR
NT MUSK-OX HAIR


OX HIDE NP

PT OX SKIN


OX HORN

RT ZEBU HORN
BT HORN
NT AUROCHS HORN
NT MUSK-OX HORN
NT YAK HORN


OX LEATHER

BT LEATHER
BT OX SKIN


OX SINEW

BT SINEW


OX SKIN

RT ZEBU SKIN
BT MAMMAL SKIN
NT MUSK-OX SKIN
NT OX LEATHER
NT YAK SKIN
NP OX HIDE


OX TISSUE

BT MAMMAL TISSUE
NT YAK TISSUE


OX TOOTH

RT COW TOOTH
BT MAMMAL TOOTH


OYSTER NP

PT OYSTER SHELL


OYSTER SHELL

BT SHELL
NP OYSTER


A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z [Introduction]


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