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41Franklin Marble — The Franklin Marble is a geologic deposit located in the Highlands region of New Jersey. The Franklin Marble dates back to the Precambrian geologic era.An early marine environment provided the proper conditions for algae and stromatolites to… …
42Bat Creek inscription — The Bat Creek inscription is an inscription carved on a stone found in a Native American burial mound in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America in 1889. The inscription consists of characters loosely resembling the Cherokee alphabet… …
43Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl …
44natural gas — a combustible mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons that accumulates in porous sedimentary rocks, esp. those yielding petroleum, consisting usually of over 80 percent methane together with minor amounts of ethane, propane, butane, nitrogen, and,… …
45Portugal — /pawr cheuh geuhl, pohr /; Port. /pawrdd too gahl /, n. a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 9,867,654; 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Cap.: Lisbon. * * * Portugal… …
46Shantung — /shan tung / or, for 2, /shan tung/; for 1, also Chin. /shahn doong /, n. 1. Shandong. 2. (often l.c.) Textiles. a. a heavy pongee. Cf. tussah. b. a fabric imitating this, of rayon or cotton. * * * ▪ province …
47environmental law — Introduction principles, policies, directives, and regulations enacted and enforced by local, national, or international entities to regulate human treatment of the nonhuman world. The vast field covers a broad range of topics in diverse legal… …
48information system — Introduction an integrated set of components for collecting, storing, processing, and communicating information (information science). Business firms, other organizations, and individuals in contemporary society rely on information systems… …
49Sarcheshmeh — For the city in Iran, see Mes e Sarcheshmeh. For the places in Afghanistan, see Sar Cheshmeh, Ghor and Sar Chesmeh, Wardak. Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex Location …
