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• Sedimentary rock — Middle Triassic marginal marine sequence of siltstones (below) and limestones (above), Virgin Formation, southwestern Utah, USA Sedimentary rock are types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth s surface and within… …   Wikipedia

• Sedimentary exhalative deposits — (abbreviated as SEDEX from SEDimentary EXhalative) are ore deposits which are interpreted to have been formed by release of ore bearing hydrothermal fluids into a water reservoir (usually the ocean), resulting in the precipitation of stratiform… …   Wikipedia

• sedimentary 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… …   Universalium

• Metacomet Ridge — Range Traprock cliffs on Chauncey Peak, Connecticut …   Wikipedia

• Robert Frost Trail (Massachusetts) — Infobox Hiking trail Name= Robert Frost Trail Photo= Bare Mountain Mount Holyoke Range.jpg Caption= The Robert Frost Trail now crosses the summit of Bare Mountain Location= Eastern Hampshire County and Franklin County, Massachusetts. Designation …   Wikipedia

• Holyoke Range — Metacomet Ridge Range …   Wikipedia

• Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… …   Universalium

• Metacomet-Monadnock Trail — This topic is about the footpath located in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It should not be confused with the similarly named Metacomet Trail of Connecticut. Metacomet Monadnock Trail Trap rock cliffs along the M M Trail on the Mount Tom Range …   Wikipedia

• Geology of the Grand Canyon area — The geology of the Grand Canyon area exposes one of the most complete sequences of rock anywhere, representing a period of nearly 2 billion years of the Earth s history in that part of North America. The major sedimentary rock layers exposed in… …   Wikipedia

• Origin of the Oak Ridges Moraine — For general context, see Oak Ridges Moraine. The Oak Ridges Moraine is a geological landform that runs east west across south central Ontario, Canada. It developed about 12,000 years ago, during the Wisconsin glaciation in North America. A… …   Wikipedia

• Mount Tom Range — Metacomet Ridge Range …   Wikipedia