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  • 11Haida Argillite Carvings — came into existence during the 1800s. These carvings were mostly born out of the Haida desire to trade with the European explorers who came to their shores. Argillite carvings, therefore, are commonly seen as a tourist art because they were… …

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  • 12Fractofusus Misrai — Discovery of vendian fossils in the Avalon Peninsula = In the summer of 1967, S.B.Misra an Indian graduate student (1966 69) from Newfoundland s Memorial University discovered a rich asssemblage of imprints of soft bodied organisms on the surface …

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  • 13Chapada Diamantina — is a region of Bahia state, in the Northeast of Brazil. The Chapada Diamantina has a dramatic landscape with high plains, table top mesas, and steep cliffs or towers known as tepuy. Before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 19th century, the… …

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  • 14Maly Lyakhovsky Island — Coordinates: 74°05′00″N 140°35′00″E / 74.0833°N 140.5833°E / 74.0833; 140.5833 …

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  • 15Mikulovská wine — Landscape around the city of Mikulov in the Mikulovská wine region. Mikulovská is one of four Czech wine regions within southern Moravia, Czech Republic. The Mikulovská wine region, containing 30 wine villages, is famed for producing white wines… …

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  • 16Mudrock — Glacial Lake Missoula claystone Red mudrock in the Ragged Reef Formation ( …

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  • 17PÉLITES — Le terme «pélite» (du grec pelos , boue) désigne traditionnellement une grande variété de roches sédimentaires formées d’éléments fins. Certains auteurs, cependant, le réservent aux sédiments meubles (poudres ou argiles, limons ou silts)… …

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