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91Geology of Cornwall — The Geology of Cornwall is dominated by its granite backbone formed during the Variscan orogeny. Around this is an extensive metamorphic aureole (known locally as killas) formed in the mainly Devonian slates that make up most of the rest of the… …
92Sheeted dyke complex — A sheeted dyke complex is a normal component of an ophiolite, a piece of oceanic crust that has been emplaced within a sequence of continental rocks [ [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SsZR zsqQWsC pg=PA70 lpg=PA70… …
93Christopher Andronicos — Christopher L. Andronicos (b. December 1968 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA) is an American geologist, Associate Professor of Geology at Cornell University. Contents 1 Early life 2 Research Papers by Chris Andronicos 3 References …
94Geology of Turkey — Turkey s varied landscapes are the product of a wide variety of tectonic processes that have shaped Anatolia over millions of years and continue today as evidenced by frequent earthquakes and occasional volcanic eruptions. Background Turkey s… …
95Petrological Database of the Ocean Floor — The Petrological Database of the Ocean Floor ( [http://www.petdb.org PetDB] ) is a relational database and repository for global geochemical data on igneous and metamorphic rocks generated at mid ocean ridges including back arc basins, young… …
96Lateritic nickel ore deposits — are surficial, weathered rinds formed on ultramafic rocks.They comprise 73% of the continental world nickel resources and will be in the future the dominant source for the winning of nickel. Genesis and types of nickel laterites Lateritic nickel… …
97Handria — is a village in Cyprus in the Limassol administrative district and belongs to the Pitsilia group of villages. Handria [Χανδριά] , also written as Chandria or Khandria, is the second highest village in Cyprus after Prodromos at an elevation of… …
98List of Shetland islands — This is a list of Shetland islands in Scotland. The Shetland archipelago is located 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of mainland Scotland and the capital Lerwick is almost equidistant from Bergen in Norway and Aberdeen in Scotland. The Shetland… …
99Geography of Cornwall — The geography of Cornwall describes the area of a peninsula in the south west of Great Britain west of the River Tamar. The population of Cornwall is greater in the west of the county than the east due to Bodmin Moor s location. It is the only… …
100Partheite — Infobox mineral name = Partheite category = Silicate mineral boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = formula =Ca2Al4Si4O15(OH)2·4(H2O) molweight = color = White, colourless habit = Fibrous, radial system = monoclinic prismatic twinning =… …
