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2. Countertop - Wikipedia

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   Countertop. A stainless steel countertop. A countertop, also counter top, counter, benchtop, worktop ( British English) or kitchen bench ( Australian or New Zealand English ), bunker ( Scottish English) is a raised, firm, flat, and horizontal surface. They are built for work in kitchens or other food preparation areas, bathrooms or lavatories ...

3. Little Diomede Island - Wikipedia

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   The Little Diomede island is composed of Cretaceous age granite or quartz monzonite. The location of the city is the only area which does not have near-vertical cliffs to the water. Behind the city and around the entire island rocky slopes rise at about 40° up to the relatively flattened top in 1,148–1,191 feet (350–363 m). The island has ...

4. Engineered stone - Wikipedia

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   Engineered stone is a composite material made of crushed stone bound together by an adhesive to create a solid surface. The adhesive is most commonly polymer resin, with some newer versions using cement mix. This category includes engineered quartz (SiO 2 ), polymer concrete and engineered marble stone. [1]

5. Quartzite - Wikipedia

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   Quartzite is a very hard rock composed predominantly of an interlocking mosaic of quartz crystals. The grainy, sandpaper-like surface is glassy in appearance. Minor amounts of former cementing materials, iron oxide, silica, carbonate and clay, often migrate during recrystallization, causing streaks and lenses to form within the quartzite. [1]

6. Granite - Wikipedia

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   Granite ( / ˈɡrænɪt / GRAN-it) is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies underground.

7. Barren Island (Andaman Islands) - Wikipedia

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   The island is 3 km (1.9 mi) in diameter, with a total surface area of 8.34 km 2 (3.22 sq mi). The rock types are basalt and andesite, with activity reported in late 2022. Biodiversity. The island is a protected area under Barren Island Wild Life Sanctuary. True to its name, it has large areas of barren landscape.