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- Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ... [[1491]] – [[September 1]] [[1557]]) was a French [[Exploration|explorer]] who is popularly tho...
5: ... His good name in Saint-Malo is recognized by its frequent appearance in baptismal registers as godfat...
13: ... he planted a cross and claimed the territory for France. During this trip he took [[Domagaya]] and [[...
17: ...Hurons came to the edge of the river to greet the Frenchmen. The site of their arrival has been confi...
19: ...Stadacona as it was by then too late to return to France. Cartier and his men prepared for winter by ... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...iginally, which can be seen in its [[conchoidal]] fracture.
3: The word ''glass'' comes from [[Latin]] ''glacies'' (ice) and corresponds to ...
13: ...), which is the same chemical compound found in [[quartz]], or in its polycrystalline form, [[sand]].
18: ...nto other shapes and colors as shown in this ball from the [[Verrerie of Brehat]] in [[Brittany]].]]
22: ...plify]] transmitted signals by [[laser]] emission from within the glass itself. - Geology (12007 bytes)
1: '''Geology''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] γη- (''ge-''...
3: ...osphates]], [[zeolites]], [[clay]], [[pumice]], [[quartz]], and [[silica]], as well as elements such as [[...
10: ...gical [[stratum]] in a mountain hundreds of miles from the ocean, he inferred that the land was formed...
12: ...her languages of Europe such as [[French language|French]]. [[Georg Bauer]] (Georg Agricola), a physic...
16: ... the [[Volcano|volcanic]] origins of this part of France. [[James Hutton]] recorded his ''Theory of th... - Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
3: ... (geology)|crust]]. The word "igneous" is derived from the [[Latin]] ''ignis'', meaning "fire".
8: ...ation of igneous rocks. This is because the magma from which the minerals crystallize is rich in only ...
14: ... information about the composition of the mantle, from where some igneous rocks are extracted, and the...
15: * their absolute ages can be obtained from various forms of [[radiometric dating]] and thu...
27: ...to]], the Roman god of the underworld) are formed from magma that cools and hardens within the earth. ... - Basalt (2961 bytes)
2: ...n be highly vesiculated, imparting a lightweight "frothy" texture to the rock. The term basalt is ofte...
4: ...es of [[zeolite]]s, [[quartz]] or [[calcite]] are frequently found. - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
41: ...[[Montana]]. It is one of the six states of the [[Frontier Strip]].
53: ..., stones and gemstones|State mineral]]:''' Rose [[quartz]]
82: ...the U.S. failed to stop white miners and settlers from entering the region. [[Sitting Bull]] and [[Cr...
125: the papers and obscure from him which he was signing
130: ...est point between the [[Rocky Mountains]] and the French [[Alps]]. More than 70,000 people hike to its... - Clock (10086 bytes)
2: A '''clock''' (from the [[Latin]] ''cloca'', "[[bell]]") is an inst...
43: ...ll used in French for large clocks. It is derived from the Greek ''hora'' meaning ‘hour’ a...
47: ...ive in any quantity are mid-[[16th century]] ones from the metalworking towns of [[Nuremberg]] and [[A...
81: * [[quartz clock]]
120: * Edey, Winthrop. French Clocks. New York: Walker & Co., 1967. - Slate (1151 bytes)
5: ...otite]], [[chlorite]], and [[hematite]], or, less frequently, [[apatite]], [[graphite]], [[kaolin]], [...
7: Some of the finest slates in the world come from [[Portugal]], [[Wales]] in the [[United Kingdom... - List of minerals (11610 bytes)
47: #[[Agate]](variety of quartz)
54: #[[Amethyst]] (purple variety of quartz)
61: #[[Aventurine]] (variety of quartz)
88: #[[Burmite]] (amber from Burma)
133: #[[Carnelian]] (variety of quartz) - Tiger (11674 bytes)
3: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:LA1_082A.jpg|noframe|250px|Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)...
15: ...eir [[penis]]es, believed to be [[aphrodisiac]]s. From the destruction of its habitat, to the poaching...
23: The ground of the coat may be any color from yellow to orange-red, with white areas on the c...
25: ... is [[camouflage]], serving to hide these animals from their prey (few large animals have color vision...
29: ...gers overpower their prey from any angle, usually from ambush, and bite the neck, often breaking the p... - Faience (4113 bytes)
4: The name is simply the French name for [[Faenza]], in the [[Romagna]] near ...
6: ...ined tin-glazed earthenwares shipped to [[Italy]] from the [[kingdom of Aragon]] in Spain at the close...
8: ...t rather of a [[ceramic]] composed primarily of [[quartz]]. Approximately two hundred of these "masterpiec...
11: ...he blue-and-white [[porcelain]] that was imported from [[China]] in the early [[16th century|sixteenth...
13: ... and Heusenstamm (1662), soon moved to nearby [[Frankfurt-am-Main]]. - Navigation (15650 bytes)
7: ...n senses and knowledge, passed by oral tradition, from navigator to apprentice.
20: ...[1976]], successfully navigated the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to [[Tahiti]] using no instruments.
39: ... accurate land-based fixes even hundreds of miles from shore. These were made obsolete by satellite na...
43: ...measuring their [[bearing (navigation)|bearings]] from the ship. These [[lines of position]] can be pl...
55: ...7 navigational stars at any time of day or night. From a single sight, a time within a second and an e... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
6: ... and low points in Death Valley National Park.png|frame|A slice through the highest and lowest points ...
8: [[Image:Wpdms shdrlfi020l death valley.jpg|frame|left|Death Valley and environs]]
36: ...ns front as a result. This type of canyon results from the relatively fast uplift on this mountain ran...
38: ...le rainfall). Annual average precipitation varies from 1.90 inches (48 mm) overall below sea level to ...
40: [[image:below_sea_map_for_Death_Valley.png|frame|Entire area in yellow is below sea level (USGS... - Limestone (3809 bytes)
1: [[Image:Limestoneshale7342.JPG|frame|right|Limey [[shale]] overlaid by limestone. [...
7: ...nd]]s. Examples include the [[Verdon Gorge]] in [[France]]; [[Malham Cove]] in [[North Yorkshire]], [[...
19: ...merica, most limestone used in construction comes from [[Indiana]]. - Sedimentary rock (7917 bytes)
1: [[Image:Limestoneshale7342.JPG|frame|right|Two types of sedimentary rock: limey [[s...
3: ...esults of biogenic activity; and by precipitation from [[solution]]. Sedimentary rocks include common ...
6: Sedimentary [[rock (geology)|rock]]s are formed from [[overburden pressure]] as particles of [[sedim...
14: ...from other rocks. They are composed largely of [[quartz]] with other common minerals including [[feldspar...
22: ...with quartz, clay, feldspar, and metamorphic rock fragments present. - Sandstone (3252 bytes)
2: ...tary rock]] composed mainly of [[feldspar]] and [[quartz]] and varies in colour (in a similar way to [[san...
6: ...vices such as limestones or other rocks fractured from seismic activity.
10: ...y are formed from the cemented grains that may be fragments of a pre-existing rock, or else just mono-...
24: ...e:Sandstone(quartz)USGOV.jpg|thumb|Sandstone with Quartz]]
27: ...Quartzite|orthoquartzites]]", e.g., the Tuscarora Quartzite of the [[Ridge-and-valley Appalachians]]. - Sand (3758 bytes)
3: ... comprising particles or granules ranging in size from 0.063 to 2 mm. An individual particle in this ...
5: ...re typically green in color, as are sands derived from basalts ([[lava]]s) with a high olivine content... - Metamorphic rock (7141 bytes)
1: ...d [[metamorphism]], which means "change in form" (from the [[Greek]] words ''meta'', "change", and ''m...
12: ..., [[amphibole]]s, [[mica]]s, [[feldspar]]s, and [[quartz]], may be found in metamorphic rocks, but are not...
14: ...very compact quartzite, in which the often larger quartz crystals are interlocked. Both high temperatures ...
18: ...occurs when a strong compressive force is applied from one direction to a recrystallizing rock. This c...
22: Rocks that were subjected to uniform pressure from all sides, or those which lack minerals with di... - Graphite (4209 bytes)
23: | [[Fracture]]|| Flaky, otherwise rough when not on clev...
29: | [[Refractive index]]|| Opaque
44: ...''' (named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in [[1789]], from the [[Greek language|Greek]] γρα...
48: Associated minerals include: [[quartz]], [[calcite]], [[mica]]s, [[iron]] [[meteorite]]...
58: ...he tightly-bound planes, but are slower to travel from one plane to another. - Gold (24329 bytes)
156: ... These colors are the result of gold's [[plasmon frequency]] lying in the visible range, which causes...
162: ...] and dissolves allowing the gold to be displaced from solution and be recovered as a solid precipitat...
179: *Since it is a good reflector of both infrared and visible light, it is used for the protect...
186: ... famed for its gold. Exploitation is said to date from the time of [[Midas]], and this gold was import...
195: ...of the [[alchemy|alchemists]] was to produce gold from other substances, such as [[lead]] — pres...
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