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    type of shale rocks are chosen because they are “local” rocks which was abundant and available in the lab, also they have very similar mineralogical compositions. Both of the shale samples are provide by the SEER lab (Abiola). Before the tests, samples are cut into piece from the core with thickness about 1 in, and polished to make the top and bottom surfaces parallel. All tests are proceed on Nanovea Indenter perpendicular to the bedding direction. As natural material, the shale rock…

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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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    quartet that included Tom Johnston on guitar and vocals, Patrick Simmons on guitar, keyboard, and vocals, John Hartman on percussion, and Dave Shogren. They formed and played in Southern California, and eventually became The Doobie Brothers. They were named after a slang term for marijuana, and their genes included soft rock, pop music, blue-eyed soul, jazz, and rhythm & blues. Their band has had many various members over the years, but the members that played on Toulouse Street were Tom…

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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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    CMRJ341 Professor Jennifer Bourgeois October 18, 2015 Impact radial fracture lines ends shortly after the earlier impacts. In this case, bullet (C) was the first shot followed by (B) And lastly (A). In order to figure out the order of bullets is figuring out the radial fractures is looking at the initial fracture. Bullet fractures are round and has the same shape as a wheel. Fractures Also connects in the shape of a spider web. Then you have to figure out which side the fragment is facing in…

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    Smackover Formation

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    and Jackson,1984, quoted from Foote et al., 1988, p.3). The area of the basin valued for oil and gas resources is 30,577 mi2(Fig. 1) (Seni and Jackson, 1984; additionally, the area’s hydrocarbon accumulation likelihood, on the basis of sedimentary rock volume is 64,043 mi2 (Dolton et al., 1981). The East Texas Basin…

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    attention to them when they go around. These two differences have a lot to do with the sound of the time. Even though the two releases are not that far about, the Isley Brothers have a very straight pattern for their music while The Beatles have a lot of rock going on in their version. A lot of heavy guitar and almost screaming when the song reaches the peak of the melody. Also the dynamics are different, dynamics are the range or change in the “loudness” of the song ranging from very soft,…

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    as Chuck Willis, Chuck Berry, and the Drifters, to become more familiar and well-known among white America. Digging deeply into Elvis background indeed provides a better understanding into the complexities of the southern society that he had been through along with the types of music – rock ‘n’ roll and the rhythms and blues – he associated with. Tan magazines once published an article “What You Don’t Know about Elvis Presley” that justified two reasons the singer had deep absorbed in black…

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    areas) until after 1945. Where did the two regional styles originate in the name? Give details in your explanation. • Country and Western music can be divided into two distinct styles of folk music. Country music originated in the north with a southern track down the Appalachian Mountains into the southeast. Country music derived from European folk styles predominately from the British Isles. Western began from the area of Texas westward into the Southwest and…

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    Overall the Btu/lb of the coal ranges from 12,210 to 15,150 on a dry basis and increases from the northern to the southern parts of the Raton Basin (Flores and Bader, 1999). The coal within the Vermejo Formation ranges from High Volatile bituminous C to low volatile bituminous (Rooper et al., 2006). Coal petrology indicates a vitrinite reflectance values of 0.57 to…

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