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31igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary …
32cementation — /see meuhn tay sheuhn, men , sem euhn /, n. 1. the act, process, or result of cementing. 2. Metall. the heating of two substances in contact in order to effect some change in one of them, esp., the formation of steel by heating iron in powdered… …
33Cretaceous Period — Interval of geologic time from с 144 to 65 million years ago. During the Cretaceous the climate was warmer than today. In the seas, marine invertebrates flourished, and bony fishes evolved. On land, flowering plants arose, and insects, bees in… …
34Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 13 (Philippines) — DENR Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region 13 Kawanihan ng Pagmimina at Agham Panlupa Bureau/Regional overview Headquarters DENR MGB Compound, Km. 2 National Highway, Surgao City Annual budget Personal Services P25.14 million (2011) Bureau/Regional …
35Passive margin — A passive margin is the transition between oceanic and continental crust which is not an active plate margin. It is constructed by sedimentation above an ancient rift, now marked by transitional crust. Continental rifting creates new ocean basins …
36Jurassic Period — Interval of geologic time, 206–144 million years ago, that is one of the three major divisions of the Mesozoic Era, preceded by the Triassic Period and followed by the Cretaceous. During the Jurassic, Pangea began to break up into the present day …
37Shakhovite — Catégorie IV : oxydes et hydroxydes[1] Shakhovite Laurion Grèce …
38Metamorphic rock — Metamorphic redirects here. For other uses, see Metamorphic (disambiguation). Quartzite, a form of metamorphic rock, from the Museum of Geology at University of Tartu collection. Metamorphic rock is the transformation of an existing rock type,… …
39Geologic modelling — is the applied science of creating computerized representations of portions of the Earth s crust, especially oil and gas fields and groundwater aquifers. In the oil and gas industry, realistic geologic models are required as input to reservoir… …
40Evaporite — Cobble encrusted with halite evaporated from the Dead Sea, Israel. Evaporite (  / …
