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- Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
1: ...anic flow on the Big Island of Hawaii. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... [[Crust (geology)|crust]]. The word "igneous" is derived from the [[Latin]] ''ignis'', meaning "fire"...
6: ...le at temperatures estimated between 600 to 1600 °C.
10: ...on the Earth's surface by a relatively thin but widespread layer of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
17: ...special circumstances they host important mineral deposits ([[ore]]s): for example, [[tungsten]], [[ti... - Little Rock, Arkansas (9366 bytes)
9: founded = |
18: density = 608.5|
27: ...i County, Arkansas|Pulaski County]]. Little Rock derives its name from a small rock formation on the ...
30: Little Rock is located at 34°44'10" North, 92°19'52" West (34.736009, -92.331122){{GR|1}}.
34: ...s Pinnacle Mountain and Lake Maumelle, which provides Little Rock's drinking water. - Sedimentary rock (7917 bytes)
3: ...itation from [[solution]]. Sedimentary rocks include common types such as [[chalk]], [[limestone]], [[...
6: ...changes undergone by a sediment after its initial deposition and during and after its lithification, e...
8: ...ey form at temperatures and pressures that do not destroy fossil remnants.
14: ...osed of discrete fragments or clasts of materials derived from other rocks. They are composed largely...
16: Clastic sedimentary rocks may be regarded as falling along a scale of [[grain size]], with... - Rock (geology) (2168 bytes)
1: ...mmineralsD2005Af.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
5: ...''' are formed from molten [[magma]], and are divided into two main categories: Plutonic rock and Volc...
7: [[Image:Nhm94D15022.jpg|thumb|right| Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
8: ...ary rocks]]''' are formed by deposition of either detrital or organic matter, or chemical precipitate... - Metamorphic rock (7141 bytes)
1: ...sedimentary rock]], [[igneous rock]] or another older metamorphic rock.
3: ...ssembly ([[metamorphic facies]]). They are formed deep beneath the Earth's surface by great stresses a...
5: ...he temperatures and pressures that occur at great depths within the Earth's crust.
10: ... the process of metamorphism. These minerals include [[kyanite]], [[staurolite]], [[sillimanite]], [[a...
18: ... the direction of the force. This results in a banded, or foliated, rock, with the bands showing the c... - Rock formations (10410 bytes)
7: ...ken off other rocks by wind or water erosion, and deposited by wind, ice, or water. [[Erosion]] later ...
13: Geologists have created a number of terms to describe different rock structures in the [[landscap...
39: *Wave Rock, Hyden, [[Western Australia]]
40: *Murphy's Hay Stacks, Nullarbor Desert, [[Western Australia]]
43: *Pinnacles Desert, Nambung National Park, Western [[Australia]]
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- Plateau (3062 bytes)
2: ...ith a layer of particularly resistant rock, and underlain by softer rock.
4: ...; others rest entirely below the surface. Other undersea plateaus were formed by outpourings of [[basa...
11: * [[Deccan|Deccan Plateau]]
22: ... have been eroded by [[creek]]s and [[river]]s to develop steep relief not immediately distinguishable...
24: ...United Kingdom|Britain]] by the older name of boulder clay. - Pennsylvanian (1543 bytes)
3: ...ogy)|rock]] beds that define the period are well identified, but the exact date of the start and end a...
6: ...r-less continuous sequence of lowland continental deposits and are lumped together as the Carboniferou...
14: Provides a picture of what the world at the time period. - List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
28: | [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]]
35: | [[Delaware]]
36: | [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]
53: ...ash; [[1913]], [[1919]] — [[1920]] (wings added)
57: | [[1867]] — [[1876]] (design), [[1884]] — [[1887]] (construction) - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
1: ...eiro. For the state with the same name, see [[Rio de Janeiro (state)]].''
3: [[Image:Rio_de_Janeiro-Ipanema_Beach.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|I...
4: [[Image:Redentor.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cristo Redentor]]]]
5: ...lrg.jpg|thumb|250px|A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro]]
7: ...] celebration. It also has the biggest forest inside an urban region, called "Floresta da Tijuca". The... - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
6: ...eyond dispute at least since the time of [[Pietro della Valle]].
8: ...nd one of those at ''Nakshi Rustam'' is expressly declared in its inscription to be the tomb of [[Dari...
12: ...ngs buried at ''Nakshi Rustam'' are probably, besides Darius, [[Xerxes I]], [[Artaxerxes I]] and [[Dar...
18: ...he city until it was taken and plundered by Alexander the Great.
20: ...es of having been destroyed by fire. The locality described by Diodorus after [[Cleitarchus]] correspo... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: '''Jacques Cartier''' ([[December 31]], [[1491]] – [[September 1]] [[15...
5: ...d his social status in 1520 by marrying Catherine des Granches, member of a leading ship-owning family...
9: ...ere victims of an epidemic ashore, he may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the...
13:
17: ... The site of their arrival has been confidently identified as the beginning of the Sainte-Marie sault... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
3: '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' ([[Bordeaux]], [[France]], c. [[1124]] – [[March 31]...
6: ...], [[Duke of Aquitaine]], and her mother was Ʈor de Chⴥllerault, the daughter of Aimeric I, Vicomte...
8: ... and richest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her brother, William Aigret, d...
10: ...uld remain independent of France, and Eleanor's eldest son would be both King of France and [[Dukes of...
12: ...paign, with her, the Queen of France, as their leader. - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...''' (born [[January 12]], [[1951]] in [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]) is an [[United States|American]] [...
6: ... a [[judge]] whose wealth and power gave him considerable influence in Southeastern [[Missouri]], had ...
8: ...dropout|dropped out]]. This would have normally made him eligible for the [[draft]], but he was classi...
10: ... claim is now a reality as Limbaugh does use a golden microphone on ''The Rush Limbaugh Show''.)
18: ...tes|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]] or even President George W. Bush. - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...[Myanmar]]) is a [[nonviolence|nonviolent]] pro-[[democracy]] activist in [[Burma]]. In [[1990]] she w...
6: ...neral [[Aung San]], who negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in [[1947]] and was [[assassinati...
8: ...ibet|Tibetan]] culture. They had two sons, Alexander and Kim.
10: ...n, leading to mass demonstrations for [[democracy|democratisation]], which were violently suppressed. ...
12: ...olitics to work for democratisation and was put under [[house arrest]] in [[1989]]. She was offered fr... - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
2: ...]]. The uprising was carried out against Rosa's orders, and crushed by the remnants of the monarchist ...
6: ...fe Line (maiden name: L?stein). Rosa had a growth defect and was physically handicapped all her life.
8: ...e]]. As a result, four of its leaders were put to death and the party was broken up. Some of its membe...
10: ...d]] from imminent detention in [[1889]], she attended [[Zurich University]], along with other socialis...
12: ...ally able to gain seats in the [[Reichstag]]. But despite their revolutionary talk, the socialist memb... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...[Michigan]] declared her voice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Grammys]] (includi...
6: ...s [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]-area church and made her first recordings at the age 14. She signed w...
8: ... internationally famous artist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin ...
10: ... Angeles Baptist church. Surprisingly she never made it to number one in the UK pop charts - the best ...
12: ...or Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[19... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
4: ...tin, Texas|Austin]], though she never completed a degree. There, she began singing blues and [[folk mu...
6: ...olism|drinker]] throughout her career, and her trademark beverage was [[Southern Comfort]].
8: ... with independent [[Mainstream Records]] and recorded an eponymously titled album in [[1967]]. Howeve...
10: ... and together with the Monterey performance, it made Joplin into one of the leading musical stars of t...
14: ...ry social commentary of the ''a capella'' "[[Mercedes-Benz]]", written by beat poet [[Michael McClure]... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
1: ...Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
3: ...[[New York City]]. Through the [[1970s]] she expanded her horizons, predominantly to [[Rock and roll|r...
5: ...s were strengthened by Mitchell's extraordinary wide-ranging voice (with a range in pitch at one time ...
7: ...d by other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
11: ...fluence was still strong on her next two albums made for her new label Asylum. ''[[For the Roses]]'' ... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
6: ...cade later in the songwriting, singing, and attitude of singers such as Aguilera, [[Avril Lavigne]], a...
10: ...an older brother, Chad, and a [[twin]] brother, Wade.
23: With the support of her parents and a relentless desire to succeed, Morissette traveled with Howe to ...
26: :''And your fake identification''
30: :''I'll be dealing with".'' - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
2: ...e daughter of an [[Atheism|atheist]] father and a devout [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witness]] mot...
4: ...en Lanier]] of the [[Blue ֹster Cult]], who recorded several songs to which Smith contributed, includ...
6: ...in an assembly line in New Jersey, with the flipside a version of the rock standard with the addition ...
8: ...y and is widely considered one of rock's greatest debuts. The cover photograph by [[Robert Mapplethorp...
10: ... and reorganise her life, a luxury which had been denied her in her early rise to fame. - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
8: ...round the country and gained fans among music insiders, including [[Tom Petty]], who would later cover...
10: ...s as a songwriter. [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] recorded a bowdlerized cover of "Passionate Kisses" (from...
12: ...ritical acclaim, but her commercial success was moderate. [[Emmylou Harris]] said of Williams, "She is...
16: ...''[[The Horse Whisperer]]'', the album received wide critical notice and soon went gold. It received a... - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
9: ...ecords]] in [[1990]] and was ready to release her debut album in [[1991]]. However, she did not like t...
11: ...rofessional relationship, eventually creating her debut album, called ''[[Tuesday Night Music Club]]''...
13: ...erformance and Best New Album. Other singles included "A Change Would Do You Good", "Home" and "Everyd...
17: ...e Rock Vocal Performance in 2000 when it was included in her album, "Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live fro...
19: In [[1999]] Crow also made her acting debut (barring a [[cameo]] in the film "54") as ill-... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
1: [[Image:Toriamos-dent.jpg|right|thumb|Tori Amos]]
3: ...ed following. She is probably best known to the wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professio...
10: ...Al Stewart]]) as a backup vocalist. She also recorded a song called "Distant Storm" for the film [[Chi...
13: ...ovie soundtrack. A remix of the song is also included on the soundtrack.
15: ===''Under The Pink''=== - Ellen G. White (5403 bytes)
3: ...[[1827]] – [[July 16]],[[1915]]) was co-founder of [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Ad...
5: ...also advocated [[vegetarianism]]). She was a [[leader]] who emphasized [[education]] and [[health]] an...
9: ...and have moved the hearts of men and women. Considered by some to be the prophetess for the end-times...
11: ...bute to the unity among Christians. She even considered Christian unity to be from Satan and one of th...
19: ...ng in this condition for several months. She also describes moments of pure bliss while having positiv... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ... between [[1450]] and [[1500]] (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]], AE II 2490).]]
2: ...[[20th century]]; currently being a focus of considerable interest in the [[Republic of Ireland]], [[C...
7: ...e River|Meuse]] to [[Jacques D'Arc]] and Isabelle de Vouthon, a [[peasant]] family later granted [[nob...
11: ...mb|''Jeanne d' Arc'' by Eugene Thirion ([[1876]]) depicts Joan's awe upon receiving a vision from the ...
12: ...lies to the city of [[Orl顮s]], which had been under siege by the English since the previous October....
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