Mauna Loa is the biggest mountain in the world and one of the most active. It rises over 4 kilometers above sea level. Its coordinates are 19.4721 longatude and 155.5922 latitude. It is located in Hawaii. The 74.5 mile long volcano covers half of Hawaii. The massive volcano rises almost 2.5 miles above sea level. The volcano measures 56‚000 feet from its ocean floor base. One of the legends say that the goddess Pele was driven from her home by her sister. Every time Pele would thrust her digging
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formed from molten rock (magma) and lava. A. Formation 1.coming up of magma through cracks 2. forming a layer on surface or filling other cracks 3. cooling forming a very hard igneous rock 4. magma on the surface of the earth‚ lava _ basalt B. Importance 1. geologically important - showing characteristics of a specific tectonic environment 2. allowing tectonic reconstitutions II. The second type is sedimentary rock which is formed by small particles or sediments. A. Formation
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mountains in South Africa match when the two continents are placed together. He states‚ “You can compare this theory to Geologist Alexander du Toit’s theory.” Du Toit observes rock layers on the western coast of Africa in the following sequence: basalt rock‚ shale containing fossil reptiles‚ coal layers containing Glossopteris fossils‚ rocks containing Mesosaurus fossils‚ and shale. He discovers the very same series of layers on the eastern coast of South America. • In 1965‚ Geologist Edward
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from the following items: * Mt. Rushmore (made of granite) * Plymouth Rock (the actual rock‚ not the place) (made of dacite) * the Rosetta Stone (made of dacite) * the Easter Island Statues (made of several igneous rocks‚ including basalt) * the Code of Hammurabi (made of diorite) * the Roman Pantheon (made of granite) * rock samples brought back from the moon during the Apollo 15 mission (made of anorthosite‚ an igneous rock that has a texture and composition similar to
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Continental Crust which sits on top of Oceanic Crust. This layer is made frequently from granite rocks and is solid. Continental Crust is approximately 32km. Below the Continental Crust is Oceanic Crust. It is about 8km. This part of the Crust is made from basalt rocks. The Crust is most of lithosphere and is the coolest layer by far. Mantle is like silly putty consistency. It is the largest layer of Earth sitting under the Crust. It is made roughly from silicon‚ oxygen‚ iron‚ and magnesium. The layer is
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functioning calendar it is also referred as the calendar stone. (Cartwright)The stone was discovered in December 1790 in the central plaza of Mexico City. (Cartwright) The artist carved the Aztec calendar stone in 1479. (Aztec history) It was carved from basalt‚ a solidified lava‚ this being an area where volcanos were common. (Aztec history) It was lost buried under mexico city for over 300 years. (Aztec history) The first calendar of the Aztec
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like to live in India. Some of Mumbai’s main attractions include the Gateway of India‚ Bolly wood and Haji Ali. The gateway of india was built during the British Raj and is located on the waterfront in the Appolo Bunder area. The structure is a basalt arch‚ 26 metres high and it is open to the public. Bollywood is a large film industry used for the Hindi language. Bollywood actors are as big or even bigger then some of the best actors in the world. The Haji Ali Dargah is a tomb located on an islet
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orbit 67P for 17 months and is designed to complete the most detailed study of a comet ever attempted. The mission is controlled from the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC)‚ in Darmstadt‚ Germany. The probe is named after the Rosetta Stone‚ a basalt slab of Egyptian origin featuring a decree in three scripts. The lander is named after the Nile island Philae‚ where an obelisk was discovered with inscriptions. A comparison of the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone and the obelisk led to greater understanding
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metamorphosed the original rock producing the Pedler gneiss and Old Rag granite which can be observed in the Shenandoah National Park. In late Precambrian time this super continent began to rift apart under the tensional forces producing the Catoctin rift basalts that can be observed in the Shenandoah. As they rifted apart‚ they created a growing ocean called the proto-Atlantic or Iapetus after the father of Atlas‚ for whom the Atlantic Ocean is named. Towards the end of the Precambrian‚ the tensional forces
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produced by mantle upwelling and a shallow melting zone. This new magma is the first phase of the igneous part of the cycle. The types of igneous rocks are Granite‚ Pumice‚ Obsidian‚ Andesite‚ Rhyolite and Basalt. There are large amounts of Rhyolite found in Taupo and Rangitoto Island is made of Basalt. The transition to metamorphic is when sedimentary or igneous rocks change in structure and appearance by the exposure of high temperatures and pressure over time. As the oceanic crust is pulled back
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