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    stones, sliding rocks, moving stones, and moving rocks are a topographical marvel where rocks move and write long tracks along a smooth valley floor without human or creature intercession. Stones with unpleasant bottoms leave straight striated tracks while those with smooth bottoms have a tendency to meander. Stones once in a while turn over, presenting another edge to the ground and leaving an alternate track in the stone's wake. Trails contrast in both heading and length. Rocks that begin…

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    The Western Cordillera is found standing along the western edge of the continent. Made of ranges and ranges of mountains separated by occasional plateaus and valleys. Many provinces found in this region are British Columbia, Yukon Territories, Southwest Alberta, and parts of Northwest Territories. The mountain ranges found here are not as old as the other regions, as they are not yet rounded hills. These mountains occurred when the North American and Pacific plates collided, that spans…

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    known fossil diatoms are from Lower Cretaceous in age, although fossil record is limited. Diatoms might have a much longer history, but because of their mineral instability under lithostatic pressure, well-preserved diatoms become rarer with older rock strata (Harwood and Nikolaev, 1995). Globally Cenozoic marine successions are rich in diatoms, and its biostratigraphy is based on regional and global first and last occurrence of unique, short-lived diatom with widespread…

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    Johnson). He has to continually search all around Western North America to find fossils and then he has to dig the fossil’s up which can be scattered across land. It can be hard to find certain forms of sedimentary rock that have fossils in them, it can take a long time to get to the sedimentary rock (Hays). Another obstacle is that he has to base his research about past climate on just fossil leaves. It’s first hard to find fossil leaves but also it’s hard to determine if it’s an actual fossil…

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    Badlands Research Paper

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    The Badlands formed from a complex geologic setting. The topography that we see today is formed from erosion of the soft and not well-consolidated rocks. The oldest rocks found at The Badlands National Park are the Upper Cretaceous mudstones of the Pierre Shale (Graham, 2008). Overlying the Pierre Shale is the Fox Hills Formation, and overlying the Fox Hills Formation is the Tertiary White River Group. The White River Group contains a paleosol that are bright red. Overlying the Fox Hills…

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    leaves and the light grayish blue rocks, and the small touch of yellow flower on the right side of the photograph, the combination of the color adds drama and it gives balance to the whole picture. The texture of the rock from the picture looks…

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    1. Short summary of the history At 145 ± 4 to 66 million years (Ma) ago, Cretaceous period was the last period of the Mesozoic Era, right after Jurassic period and followed by the Paleogene period of the Cenozoic Era (International Commission Chart, 2014). 'Creta' in Latin means chalk and this is due to the large amount of calcium carbonate deposited by shells of marine animals thus resulting in large quantities of chalk (American Geological Institute, 1972). The shifting of continents as the…

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    Trans Pecos Research Paper

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    intruded country rock with different igneous compositions. These compositions ranged from alkaline to mafic to rhyolitic based on their interactions as they made their way to the surface with country rock. Mafic magma interacts well with host rock while rhyolitic magma does not due to its high viscosity.…

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    about 30 minutes until he began to talk about the Rock Garden. Chad: “After Founders Hall, please head to the Rock Garden, where you can show your students our 19 large rock specimens ranging from 100lbs to nearly 1 ton. In addition, to our 5 sedimentary, 6 metamorphic, and 7 igneous rock types.” Me: I immediately raised my hand and said, “I am so sorry to interrupt, but that is just fascinating. Unfortunately, I haven 't been able to visit our Rock Garden. I hope I am not only speaking for…

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    Gissella Fajardo Treasure of the Earth: Gems Nova The title of the documentary that we watched today was “Treasure of the Earth: Gems Nova”. The intended audience is anyone that is interested on learning about gems like rubies, diamonds and sapphires.The purpose of the documentary is to inform the audience about gemstones. I didn’t know specific information about gemstones. During the documentary I learned that near the Earth's surface many gemstones are formed when…

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