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GRIT — I. noun Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēot; akin to Old High German grioz sand Date: before 12th …
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SANDSTONE — Sedimentary rock formed from sand-sized grains (0.0025–0.08 in., or 0.06–2 mm, in diameter). The spaces between grains may be empty …
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URANINITE — a major ore mineral of uranium, uranium dioxide (UO2). Uraninite usually forms black, gray, or brown crystals that are moderately …
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SOUTHERN AFRICA, HISTORY OF
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SEDIMENTARY ROCK — rock formed at or near the Earth's surface by the accumulation and lithification of sediment (detrital rock) or by the …
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SANDSTONE — lithified accumulation of sand-sized grains (0.063 to 2 mm [0.0025 to 0.08 inch] in diameter). It is the second most …
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OCEAN CURRENT — horizontal and vertical circulation system of ocean waters produced by gravity, wind friction, and water density variation in different parts …
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GEOSYNCLINE — linear trough of subsidence of the Earth's crust within which vast amounts of sediment accumulate. The filling of a geosyncline …
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CENTRAL AFRICA, HISTORY OF — history of the region from the time of early humans to the present. Central Africa consists of three parallel belts …
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CEMENTATION — in geology, hardening and welding of clastic sediments (those formed from preexisting rock fragments) by the precipitation of mineral matter …
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CAVE PEARL — small, almost spherical concretion of calcite that is formed in a pool of water in a cave and is not …
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TRIASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. first period of …
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TRANSCAUCASIA, HISTORY OF — history of the region from prehistoric times to the present. Food-gathering cultures of Mesolithic type, as represented by discoveries near …
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SWAZILAND SYSTEM — major division of rocks and time in southern Africa in Precambrian Time (3.96 billion to 540 million years ago). The …
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STAFFORDSHIRE — administrative, geographic, and historic county in the Midlands of west-central England, extending north from the Birmingham metropolitan area. The administrative, …
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PERMIAN PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. last period of …
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OUACHITA GEOSYNCLINE — a linear trough in the Earth's crust in which rocks of the Paleozoic Era (from 225,000,000 to 570,000,000 years ago) …
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ORDOVICIAN PERIOD — interval of geologic time from 505 to 438 million years ago. The second oldest period of the Paleozoic Era, it …
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OLD RED SANDSTONE — thick sequence of Devonian rocks (formed from 408 to 360 million years ago) that are continental rather than marine in …
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LONGMYNDIAN — major division of Late Precambrian rocks and time in the southern Shropshire region of England (the Precambrian began about 3.8 …
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GRAND CANYON SERIES — major division of rocks in northern Arizona dating from Precambrian time (about 3.8 billion to 540 million years ago). The …
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ENGLAND, JOHN — born Sept. 23, 1786, Cork, County Cork, Ire. died April 11, 1842, Charleston, S.C., U.S. Irish-born American Roman Catholic prelate …
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DEVONIAN PERIOD — interval of geologic time from 408 to 360 million years ago. The fourth period of the Paleozoic era, it follows …
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CRETACEOUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. third period of …
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CLARENCE SERIES — major division of Cretaceous rocks and time in New Zealand (the Cretaceous Period lasted from 144 to 66.4 million years …
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CHESTERIAN SERIES — uppermost major stratigraphic division of North American rocks of the Mississippian Period (the Mississippian began about 345,000,000 years ago and …
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CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. fifth interval of …
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BRECONIAN STAGE — division of the Old Red Sandstone of the Devonian Period in western Europe (the Devonian Period began about 395,000,000 years …
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BELT SERIES — major division of late Precambrian rocks in North America (the Precambrian lasted from 3.8 billion to 540 million years ago). …
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MINERAL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES mineral resources ▪ This area is rich in mineral resources. mineral water (= water that …
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SANDSTONE — n. Sedimentary rock formed from sand-sized grains (0.00250.08 in., or 0.062 mm, in diameter). The spaces between grains may be …
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