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Encyclopedic Entry. Vocabulary. Bedrock is the hard, solid rock beneath surface materials such as soil and gravel. Bed rock also underlies sand and other sediments on the ocean floor. Bed rock is consolidated rock, meaning it is solid and tightly bound. Overlying material is often unconsolidated rock, which is made up of loose particles.
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Granite (/ ˈ ɡ r æ n ə t /) is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies underground. It is common in the continental crust of Earth, where it is found in igneous intrusions.These range in size from dikes only a few centimeters ...
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The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are on display here. A collection of pictures taken during the Civil War by the famous photographer Matthew Brady are also on display. The building is located on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. The agency was created in 1934 and the building was completed in 1935.
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Grand Banks views 3,648,202 updated May 18 2018 GRAND BANKS Grand Banks are a shallow section of the northern Atlantic Ocean, lying east and south of Newfoundland, Canada, and extending about 350 miles (563 kilometers) from east to west. The ocean is shallow here because of underwater plateaus, called banks.
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It is a reasonably new find. It is a mixture of granite that has formed in orbital patterns within the Quartz (jasper). The orbital patterns have the look of eyes within the stone! This stone is both great for left brained "seers" and right brained intellectuals who like things in plain black and white. Reply.
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It's the angle between the equator and a point on the earth, measured from the centre of the earth. The latitude of the Equator is 0°. The latitude of the North Pole is 90°N. (The latitude of the South Pole is 90°S.) * In fact, as of February 2016, the exact latitude of the Arctic Circle is 66°33′46.1.
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About Granitoid Hide. A granitoid is a coarse grained igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, K-feldspar ( alkali-feldspar) and plagioclase ), with 20-60% quartz on the QAPF diagram. It usually contains minor micas and/or amphiboles. Most commonly granite and granodiorite.
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Stone Mountain granite was desirable for use as building stone. It was used, for example, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and in the locks of the Panama Canal. The railroad made it easy for entrepreneurs to transport granite to larger markets.
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Georgia's geology can be thought of as a patchwork of different geological regions, each with its own distinctive look, rock types, and geological history. These different regions are called geological provinces. From the oldest to the youngest, Georgia's provinces are the Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau, and the ...
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The county seat Birmingham is the largest city in Jefferson County with an estimated population of 212,424. Other significant population centers include Hoover, Bessemer, Homewood, Cardiff, and Mountain Brook. The median income for Jefferson County was $47,220, compared with $44,758 for the state as a whole, and the per capita income ...
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Amethyst carries a high, sweet energy, particularly stimulating to the Third Eye, Crown, and Etheric Chakras. Meditation with Amethyst can work wonders to clear any blockages and balance both the Third Eye and Crown Chakras. They are also associated with the Higher Crown, Soul Star, and Stellar Gateway Chakras.
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National Geographic magazine has always delighted its readers with wonderful photos and fascinating information about all parts of the world. No surprise that this title combines that with today s expectation of quick, specific facts. ... 4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite an encyclopedia. . . . Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2010.
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Jul 15, 2022Metamorphic rock, estimated to be as old as 3.8 billion years, located near Isua at Qorqut Sound, Greenland. The term "metamorphosis" is most often used in reference to the process of a changing into a butterfly. However, the word "metamorphosis" is a broad term that indicates a change from one thing to another. Even rocks ...
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Granite contains long and platy minerals that are not initially aligned, but when enough pressure is added, those minerals shift to all point in the same direction while getting squeezed into flat sheets. When granite undergoes this process, like at a tectonic plate boundary, it turns into gneiss (pronounced "nice").
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Norway, country of northern Europe that occupies the western half of the Scandinavian peninsula. Nearly half of the inhabitants of the country live in the far south, in the region around Oslo, the capital. About two-thirds of Norway is mountainous, and off its much-indented coastline lie, carved by deep glacial fjords, some 50,000 islands. Indo-European peoples settled Norway's coast in ...
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The dam and power house are located between two rugged granite bluffs rising almost perpendicularly to a height of nearly one hundred feet above the bed of the river; between these primeval ledges stretches a massive dam of concrete and steel, rising seventy-one feet above the bed rock, the highest power dam in New England.* [Frank A. Beard photo]
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Our Gemstone Encyclopedia has information on over 300 gemstones, from traditional and popular jewelry standards to collector's stones that rarely appear for sale. Each entry has photos and detailed information about the gem's properties. Entries for jewelry stones also have price guidelines and discussions of their most important value factors.
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sandstone, lithified accumulation of sand-sized grains (0.063 to 2 mm [0.0025 to 0.08 inch] in diameter). It is the second most common sedimentary rock after shale, constituting about 10 to 20 percent of the sedimentary rocks in the Earth's crust. Because of their abundance, diverse textures, and mineralogy, sandstones are important indicators of erosional and depositional processes.
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Egypt is a country in the northeastern corner of Africa. The Sinai Peninsula, which links Africa and Asia, is also part of the country. The vast majority of the Egyptian population lives on only about 3.5 percent of Egypt's land. Most of the people are in the Nile River valley and the river's large, fertile delta.
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GIA's Guide to Gemstones: Gem Encyclopedia GIA's Gem Encyclopedia is a virtual journey through the science and lore of gemstones from across the globe. Each precious stone page features additional detailed gemological information, a buyer's guide, photos, videos & research.
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An adult Arctic wolf can weigh between 70 and 125 pounds. A 70-pound wolf is equal to the weight of 4 adult Dachshunds. They range between 2 to 3 feet tall and can be up to 5 feet long including their tail. Think of the average Christmas tree. An Arctic wolf's body is about three quarters as long as that tree.
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Prompta Bibliotheca, according to the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, is a veritable encyclopedia of religious knowledge and will ever remain a precious mine of information. This book is quoted frequently as authoritative Catholic source, under the heading "Papa," "Vicarius Filii Dei" appears as the title of the Pope.
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Vein of coarse-grained granite in a host rock of fine-grained granite. This decorative rock is used as a tombstone in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Width of view 25 cm. The term "pegmatite" was first used by a French mineralogist René Haüy for such rocks that we nowadays know as graphic granites. Evje, Norway. Width of sample 9 cm.
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Fifty million years ago, the peaks of the Granite Range rose in today's central Wyoming, and began the long geologic processes of exfoliation. Over time, the vast weight of the mountains caused them to sag into the earth's crust, and about 15 million years ago, wind-blown sand smoothed and rounded their summits.
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aplite, any intrusive igneous rock of simple composition, such as granite composed only of alkali feldspar, muscovite mica, and quartz; in a more restricted sense, uniformly fine-grained (less than 2 millimetres [0.08 inch]), light-coloured, intrusive igneous rocks that have a characteristic granular texture. Unlike pegmatite, which is similar but coarser grained, aplite occurs in small bodies ...
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Key Takeaways: Rhyolite Rock Facts. Rhyolite is an extrusive, silica-rich igneous rock. Rhyolite has a similar composition and appearance to granite. However, rhyolite forms as a result of a violent volcanic eruption, while granite forms when magma solidifies beneath the Earth's surface. Rhyolite is found all over the planet, but it is uncommon ...
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Beechworth is a town in north-east Victoria, Australia ., It was first settled in the gold rush of the mid-1850s. At the 2006 census, 3227 people lived in Beechworth. Beechworth has many old buildings which have been well looked after. The town has changed from a gold field to a popular place for people to visit.
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Quartz (silicon dioxide) is an important rock-forming mineral and is a prominent constituent of sand, gravel, sandstone, and several types of metamorphic and igneous rocks. Quartz is clear and colorless but can be brown, yellow, red, white, pink, and purple when impurities are present in it.
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The GSM contain several of the highest mountain peaks in the United States east of the Mississippi River. The Park's Mt. Guyot, Mt. Chapman, and Mt. Leconte all tower over 6,000 ft (1,830 m). At 6,643 ft (2,025 m), Clingman's Dome, on the Tennessee side, is the highest point in the Park, as well as the crest of the Appalachian Trail.
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The county seat of Elbert County in Georgia's Piedmont region is Elberton. Officially incorporated in 1803 and originally known as Elbertville, Elberton has managed to outlive several rival towns in the area and is now the county's largest city, with a population of 4,640, according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is also one of the nation's ...
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Jul 15, 2022Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming is an example of an igneous rock. Igneous rocks form when magma (molten rock) cools and crystallizes, either at volcanoes on the surface of the Earth or while the melted rock is still inside the crust. All magma develops underground, in the lower crust or upper mantle, because of the intense heat there.
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The extrusive (volcanic) equivalent of diorite is andesite. Diorite has about the same structural properties as granite but, perhaps because of its darker colour and more limited supply, is rarely used as an ornamental and building material. It is one of the dark gray stones that is sold commercially as black granite. Britannica Quiz,
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Sharp hills on the southern coast slope down to tidal marshes and a lowland plain in the southeast. The soils tend to be thin and acidic over the uplands, deeper but frequently poorly drained and acidic in the centre and west, and rocky in portions of the south. About 5 per cent of the province is farmland.
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Over 5,000 Allied ships were sunk by German submarines during World War I. Over 1.4 million tons of shipping was lost during just the first few months of the war. In August, 1914, 10 German U-boats sailed from a base in northern Germany to attack British ships in the north Atlantic Ocean. It was the first ever submarine war patrol.
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The fall line is a geological boundary, about twenty miles wide, running northeast across Georgia from Columbus to Augusta. It is a gently sloping region that rapidly loses elevation from the north to the south, thereby creating a series of waterfalls. During the Mesozoic Era (251-65.5 million years ago), the fall line was the shoreline of the ...
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America from the Great Depression to World War II - 45,000 black and white (more coming) and 1600 color photographs from the Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information collection have been digitized. Includes scenes of rural and small-town life, migrant labor, the effects of the Great Depression, and mobilization for World War II.
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