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- Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
3: ...is derived from the [[Latin]] ''ignis'', meaning "fire".
6: ...860 miles). Most of the magma which forms igneous rocks is generated within the upper parts of the mantl...
8: ...ch account for over ninety percent of all igneous rocks.
10: ...t widespread layer of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
12: Igneous rock are geologically important because: - Little Rock, Arkansas (9366 bytes)
2: city = Little Rock |
5: flag = LittleRockAR.jpg |
7: map = ARMap-doton-Little-Rock.png |
23: web = www.accesslittlerock.org|
27: ...). The "little rock" was used by early river traffic as a landmark and became a well-known river cros... - Sedimentary rock (7917 bytes)
1: ...hale7342.JPG|frame|right|Two types of sedimentary rock: limey [[shale]] overlaid by [[limestone]]. [[Cum...
3: ...d by precipitation from [[solution]]. Sedimentary rocks include common types such as [[chalk]], [[limest...
6: ... initial deposition and during and after its lithification, exclusive of surface alteration (weatherin...
8: ...sils because, unlike most igneous and metamorphic rocks, they form at temperatures and pressures that do...
10: ...rust consisting mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks. - Rock (geology) (2168 bytes)
3: ...dimentary]], and [[metamorphic rock|metamorphic]] rocks.
5: ...o two main categories: Plutonic rock and Volcanic rock.
6: ...e Earth's crust, while ''[[Volcanic rock|Volcanic rocks]]'' result for the magma reaching the surface ei...
8: '''[[Sedimentary rocks]]''' are formed by deposition of either detrital...
10: ...her than those at the earth's surface, and are sufficiently high enough to change the original mineral... - Metamorphic rock (7141 bytes)
1: ...]], [[igneous rock]] or another older metamorphic rock.
3: ... the place of contact between the magma and solid rock where the temperatures are high.
5: The study of metamorphic rocks (now exposed at the Earth's surface following er...
12: ... and the presence of some minerals in metamorphic rocks indicates the approximate temperatures and press...
14: ...essures cause solution of the crystals within the rock at their point of contact. - Rock formations (10410 bytes)
1: ... specific sedimentary [[stratum|strata]] or other rock unit in [[stratigraphy|stratigraphic]] and [[petr...
3: ==How rock formations are created==
5: ...ir origin. A rock structure can be created in any rock type or combination:-
7: ...ted from bits of rocks that have broken off other rocks by wind or water erosion, and deposited by wind,...
9: ...d by rocks that have evolved into another kind of rock, usually by heat and pressure. An example is [[Mo...
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- Plateau (3062 bytes)
2: ...ticularly resistant rock, and underlain by softer rock.
4: ...e vast [[Ontong Jaya Plateau]] of the western Pacific is an example of such. - Pennsylvanian (1543 bytes)
3: ...rock]] beds that define the period are well identified, but the exact date of the start and end are un... - List of U.S. state capitals (5230 bytes)
20: | [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]
56: | [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
141: ...]] — [[1924]], [[1931]] — [[1934]] (office tower & wing) - Rio de Janeiro (14538 bytes)
13: ...n January of 1501. Since the Europeans thought at first the Bay of Guanabara was actually the mouth of...
17: ...the medieval European strategy of defense of fortified castles - the place was since then called ''Mor...
25: ...April 21st that year, the capital of Brazil was officially moved from Rio to Bras�a.
42: ...ds to watch the firework display. As of 2001, the fireworks have been launched from boats, to further ...
44: ...at 842 meters, is the [[Pedra da Gᶥa]] (Topsail Rock) in S㯠Conrado. [[Hang gliding]] is a popular ac... - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
6: ... stand erect. Several of the buildings were never finished. F. Stolze has shown that in some cases eve...
8: ...ias]] relates that his grave was in the face of a rock, and could only be reached by means of an apparat...
12: ...o [[Artaxerxes II]] and [[Artaxerxes III]]. The unfinished one is perhaps that of [[Arses of Persia]],...
18: ... the rulers of the empire, a remote place in a difficult alpine region was far from convenient, and th...
20: ... bears evident traces of having been destroyed by fire. The locality described by Diodorus after [[Cle... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...the interior eastern region that would become the first european-inhabited area of that country.
9: ... losing a ship, that he entered and departed some fifty undiscovered harbours without serious mishap a...
11: ==First Voyage 1534==
13: ...ched-for [[northwest passage]]. He landed for the first time at present day [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] ...
17: ... site of their arrival has been confidently identified as the beginning of the Sainte-Marie sault, a l... - Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
10: ...a wedding present that is still in existence, a [[rock crystal vase]] that is on display at the Louvre. ...
16: ...had been annexed by Bohemond of Hauteville in the First Crusade, and it was now ruled by her flamboyan...
18: ...that were the beginnings of what would become the field of [[Admiralty law|admiralty law]]. She later ...
20: ... their second daughter, [[Alix of France]] (their first was [[Marie de Champagne|Marie]]), but there w...
22: ... with her. Over the next 13 years, she bore Henry five sons and three daughters: [[William, Count of P... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
8: ... him eligible for the [[draft]], but he was classified 1-Y due to an undisclosed medical problem [http...
24: Limbaugh's first television exposure came with a [[1990]] guest...
34: ...[[2005]], Limbaugh mentioned [[Wikipedia]] in the final minutes of his show, calling it "… some...
46: ...rom the fact that during the time in which it was first published, Rush Limbaugh's weight was pushing ...
50: ...ve pointed out that Limbaugh talks unscripted for fifteen broadcast hours a week, and that the number ... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
14: ...[[Prime Minister]], however the results were nullified and the military refused to hand over power. Th...
18: ...said that she was free to move "because we are confident that we can trust each other." Aung San Suu K...
19: ...be extended. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4064211.stm (BBC)]
23: In [[2001]], Irish rock band [[U2 (band)|U2]] released the single "Walk O... - Rosa Luxemburg (23905 bytes)
6: ..., in which case she was born in 1870. She was the fifth child of the [[Jew]]ish wood trader/timber tra...
10: ...[[Zurich University]], along with other socialist figures such as [[Anatoli Lunacharsky]] and [[Leo Jo...
19: ...tic Party of Germany]] (SPD), where she sharply defined the border between her faction and the [[Revis...
25: ...]] she took part in the Russian Social Democrats' Fifth Party Day in [[London]], where she met [[Vladi...
27: ...her students was the later leader of the SPD, the first president of the [[Weimar Republic]] [[Friedri... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...d R&B recordings but is also adept at [[jazz]], [[rock]], [[blues]], [[pop]], [[hip-hop]], [[gospel]], a...
6: ...Franklin had a few popular songs, most notably ''"Rock-a-bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody."'' Though Co...
10: ... [[Sam Cooke]] and [[The Drifters]]. ''''Live at Fillmore West'''' and ''''Amazing Grace'''' were two...
16: ... working with artists of the stature of Curtis Mayfield, popularity and critical success waned during ...
26: ==Vocal Profile== - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ... an American [[blues]]-influenced [[rock and roll|rock]], [[R&B]], and [[soul music|soul]] singer and oc...
14: ...career and featured her biggest hit single, the definitive cover version of [[Kris Kristofferson]]'s "...
20: ...ia]], and her ashes were scattered into the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The album ''Pearl'', released six weeks...
24: ...sh; her rasping, [[overtone]]-rich sound was significantly divergent from the soft folk and jazz-influ...
26: ... grow after his death, Janis did not enjoy a significant revival of public interest until the late [[1... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
3: ...ed her horizons, predominantly to [[Rock and roll|rock music]] and [[jazz]], to become one of the most h...
7: ...sented a commercial breakthrough, containing her first two songs widely adopted by other artists, "Ch...
9: ...y songs focusing on the dichotomy between the benefits of her stardom and its costs, both in terms of ...
11: ...ssociated with [[Rock and roll|rock music]]. The rock influence was still strong on her next two albums...
13: ...ecade producing largely jazz inflected music. The first such album, ''[[The Hissing of Summer Lawns]]'... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
6: ...u Oughta Know", led Morissette to be labeled the "first lady of rage", though the album itself contain...
14: In that same year, Morissette wrote her first song, "Fate Stay With Me", at the age of 9:
26: :''And your fake identification''
36: ...t double [[RIAA certification|platinum]], and its first single, "Too Hot", reached the Top 10 on the C...
42: ...f [[Ottawa]] to [[Toronto]]. Living alone for the first time in her life, Morissette met with a bevy o... - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
1: ...ark in its simplicity, the cover of Patti Smith's first album, ''[[Horses (album)|Horses]]'', was a ph...
4: ...h Smith contributed, including "Career of Evil", "Fire of Unknown Origin", "The Revenge of Vera Gemini...
6: ...in New Jersey, with the flipside a version of the rock standard with the addition of a spoken piece abou...
8: ...lethorpe]], then her roommate, also became one of rock 'n roll's classics. As Smith toured the [[United ...
17: ...[[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]]'s ''New Adventures in Hi-Fi.'' She released ''Peace and Noise'' (with the sin... - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
2: ...]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[rock music|rock]], [[folk music|folk]], and [[country music]] sin...
4: ...iversity of Arkansas]]. His daughter showed an affinity for music at an early age, and was playing gu...
6: ...to [[Jackson, Mississippi]] in 1978 to record her first album, for [[Smithsonian]]/[[Folkways Records]...
8: ...alifornia]], where -- performing both backed by a rock band and in acoustic settings -- she developed a ...
16: ...I Long for Your Kiss" from the [[Robert Redford]] film ''[[The Horse Whisperer]]'', the album received... - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
3: ...]], [[United States|USA]]) is an American [[blues rock]] [[singer]], [[guitarist]] and song writer.
9: ...d get together and improvise songs until they had finished works.
11: ...gs written by Crow and her friends, including the first single, "Leaving Las Vegas". The album was slo...
15: ...ted for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically For a Motion Picture or Television.
17: ...es the Neighborhood" won a Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 2000 when it was included in... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
7: ...ioles]]. This song won the contest and became her first single, released as a 7" pressed for family an...
10: ...so recorded a song called "Distant Storm" for the film [[China O'Brien]]; in the credits, the song is ...
23: ..., experimental, and substantially longer than the first two albums, it garnered mixed reviews. The err...
27: ...ternal to [[Atlantic Records]], called Igloo. Her first signing, which she co-produced, was the band "...
30: ...ed '98" tour. Another tour followed in 1999, the "Five and a Half Weeks" tour with [[Alanis Morissette... - Ellen G. White (5403 bytes)
5: Ellen White was a prolific [[writer]]. She is said to be the most translate...
17: ...years, Ellen Harmon was struck in the face with a rock thrown by another school girl. The trauma put her...
19: ...es, she felt that she was a guilty sinner and was filled with terror about being eternally lost. She d...
23: ...tment]] of [[1844]] that Ellen started having her first visions. At random times, often when in church...
27: The first vision was a depiction of the [[Millerites|Adv... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ...] and [[World War II|Second]] World Wars and an official [[Saint]] to [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Ca...
10: ...ge]]'s [[1879]] portrayal of Joan of Arc when she first heard her call; [[Michael (archangel)|Saint Mi...
12: ...ks by theologians at [[Poitiers]] before granting final acceptance. She was then brought to a success...
14: ...esus" and "Mary" on the side. With her piety, confidence, and enthusiasm, she boosted the morale of t...
16: ...April 29]], [[1429]]. After several English fortifications were taken from [[May 4]]–[[May 7]],...
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