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  • 21Geology of the Falkland Islands — The geology of the Falkland Islands has its origins in events of more than 400 million years bp, before the Falkland Islands existed as separate entities, with the appearance of intruded dikes in the crust of the supercontinent Gondwana. The… …

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  • 22Geology of Alderley Edge — Infobox Mountain Name = Alderley Edge Photo = Stormy Point 1993.jpg Caption = Stormy Point Elevation = 183 m (600 ft) Location = Cheshire, ENG Range = Prominence = Coordinates = Topographic OS Landranger 118 Grid ref UK = SJ870760 Grid ref… …

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  • 23sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …

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  • 24Parkeria — Par*ke ri*a, prop. n. [NL. So named from W. K. Parker, a British zoologist.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and are of all sizes up to that of a… …

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  • 25Schist — The schists constitute a group of medium grade metamorphic rocks, chiefly notable for the preponderance of lamellar minerals such as micas, chlorite, talc, hornblende, graphite, and others. Quartz often occurs in drawn out grains to such an… …

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  • 26Breccia — (pronEng|ˈbrɛtʃiə, ˈbrɛʃiə, it. breach) is a rock composed of angular fragments of several minerals or rocks in a matrix, that is a cementing material, that may be similar or different in composition to the fragments. A breccia may have a variety …

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  • 27Mizoram —   State   Aizawl …

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  • 28West Falkland — Infobox Falkland island MapCaption= latitude= 51.7975 longitude= 60.1319 coordinates= coord|51|47|51|S|60|07|55|W|display=inline,title island group= english name=West Falkland spanish name=Gran Malvina meaning of name=Spanish: Large Falkland… …

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  • 29Greywacke — (German grauwacke , signifying a grey, earthy rock) is a variety of sandstone generally characterized by its hardness, dark color, and poorly sorted, angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments set in a compact, clay fine matrix …

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  • 30Ottosdal, North West — Ottosdal is a small town which had a population of 1,274 in 1985. It is situated at an altitude of 1,479 meters (4,855 feet), on the branch railway line from Makwassie in the central North West Province of South Africa. Main routes to and from… …

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