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natureandco.com - Nature and Outdoor Activities in Fiordland National Park
Nowhere is the spectacular landscape of Fiordland more dramatic than in the Darrans. The hard igneous rocks were deeply carved by the quaternary glaciers, leaving lofty summits and low-altitude valley floors ...
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natureandco.com - Active Tectonic Faults of New Zealand
Australian and Pacific tectonic plates. The igneous Mt Cann, centre left, is on the Australian plate. The more easily eroded metamorphic rocks on the Pacific plate (right) have developed fans of erosion debris at the foot of the gullies which have pushed the river westward against the igneous rocks. The Nelson ...
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Ask an Earth-Scientist (U. Hawaii) Volcanoes and Igneous Rocks; Geochemistry, the Environment and Pollution; Earthquakes and Seismology; Hydrology and Water Quality; Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks; Natural Hazards; Minerals, Gems, Ores and Crystals ...
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Greentimes JR Articles - Forces of Nature
The first type is formed when molten rock cools. Molten rock exists far below Earth’s surface where there are very high temperatures. Igneous rocks are formed when ... metamorphic rocks, which are formed from an older “parent” rock (either igneous or sedimentary) under intense heat and pressure beneath the Earth’s surface. The heat and pressure change the rocks so much ...
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Groundwater Glossary: The Groundwater Foundation
Groundwater: Water found in the spaces between soil particles and cracks in rocks underground (located in the saturation zone). Groundwater is a natural resource that is ... rocks: Several types of rocks can hold water, including: sedimentary deposits (sand and gravel), channels in carbonate rocks (limestone), lava tubes or cooling fractures in igneous rocks, and fractures in hard rocks. ...
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Natureandco.com - National Parks of New Zealand - Fiordland National Park
These igneous rocks are among the oldest in New Zealand (mostly Ordovician). They are also among the hardest ... . Nowhere is the spectacular landscape of Fiordland more dramatic than in the Darrans. The hard igneous rocks were deeply carved by the quaternary glaciers, leaving lofty summits and low-altitude valley floors ...
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Rideau Canal Waterway - Geology
These in turn were cut by more recent intrusive rocks, pegmatites and diabase dykes. These Precambrian rocks ... generally coarse grained, and contain reddish-pink feldspar. The other igneous rocks are gabbro and diorite, both dark coloured intrusive rocks. The diorite is a greenish-grey medium grained rock, ...
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Rideau Canal Waterway - Geology Map
Thus it is commonly found in proximity to the intrusive units (granites) and ... colour, generally coarse grained, and contain reddish-pink feldspar. The other igneous rocks are gabbro and diorite, both dark coloured intrusive rocks. The diorite is a greenish-grey medium grained rock, although ...
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Rocks and Minerals in Your Classroom
Hands-on examination of local specimens by small study groups will clue students into forces that shape the Earth. Sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks will be covered and uses of rocks and minerals by people will be presented along with rock oddities. ...
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Learn how the Earth, rocks, and soils all inter-relate with climate and landscape factors to influence what plant and animal communities form in a region-from NeoNaturalist.com
Igneous rocks are those formed directly from molten lava. These are rocks such as granite, quartz, obsidian, feldspar and basalt. Sedimentary rocks are those formed by ... parent materials, and the method of deposition. Metamorphic rocks are those formed from sedimentary and igneous rocks, as well as other metamorphic rocks, under extreme pressure and heat. Stone such ...
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