rock fabrics
1Rock microstructure — includes the texture of a rock and the small scale rock structures. The words texture and microstructure are interchangeable, with the latter preferred in modern geological literature. However, texture is still acceptable because it is a useful… …
2igneous 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 …
3sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …
4metamorphic rock — Any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing geological conditions, including variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress. The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary,… …
5Little Rock, Arkansas — Little Rock redirects here. For other uses, see Little Rock (disambiguation). City of Little Rock, Arkansas   City   …
6Igneous rock — Geologic provinces of the world (USGS)   Shield …
7Daniel Rock — (Very Reverend Canon Rock, D.D.) (31 August 1799, Liverpool – 28 November 1871 Kensington, London) was an English Roman Catholic priest, ecciesiologist and antiquarian. He was educated at St. Edmund s College, Old Hall, where he studied from… …
8Daniel Rock — Daniel Rock † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Daniel Rock Antiquarian and ecclesiologist, b. at Liverpool, 31 August, 1799; d. at Kensington, London, 28 November, 1871. He was educated at St. Edmund s College, Old Hall, where he studied from… …
9Riverdale, Little Rock, Arkansas — Located adjacent to the Arkansas River, Riverdale is a neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas situated in the north central area of the city. It lies to the northeast and at a lower elevation from Pulaski Heights, and to the northwest of… …
10dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …
