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2. Geologist's hammer - Wikipedia

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   A geologist's hammer, also known as rock hammer, rock pick, geological pick, or geo pick, is a specialized hammer used for splitting and breaking rocks. In field geology, it is employed to expose fresh rock surfaces, as weathered surfaces may obscure accurate analysis of a rock's composition, bedding orientation, mineralogy, history, and strength.

3. London Hammer - Wikipedia

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   Part of the hammer is embedded in a limey rock concretion, leading to it being regarded by some as an anomalous artifact. The tool is identical to late 19th-century mining hammers, and the most likely explanation for its encasement in rock is that a deposit of highly soluble travertine formed and hardened around it within a relatively short time.

4. List of amusement rides - Wikipedia

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   Rock-O-Plane: 1974 Rockstar: Pendulum ride: 1700s Roller coaster: The roller coaster is an amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks.

5. Amateur geology - Wikipedia

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   The hammer end is for breaking rocks, and the pick end is mainly used for prying and digging into crevices. The pick end of most rock hammers can dull quickly if struck onto bare rock. Rock collectors also use a sledgehammer to break hard rocks. Collectors usually search for rocks in quarries, road cuts, rocky hills, mountains, and streams.

6. Flake tool - Wikipedia

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   In using hard hammer percussion the flake tools were made by taking metamorphic or igneous rock such as granite or quartz and striking it against the stone. This method was often used to flake large core flakes of hard rock. Soft hammer percussion is the second step. It involves using a hammer made of bone, which was often antler, in order to ...

7. Rock-climbing equipment - Wikipedia

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   A particular type of hook is a rivet hanger that can be attached to old metal rivets–an example being Australian carrot bolts–permanently fastened into the rock face. [6] Rock climbing hammers are a type of hammer made to insert various types of pitons while ascending routes; clean aid climbing does not allow the use of hammers because all ...

8. Armie Hammer ‘well aware’ kids might ‘hate’ him after ...

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   Armie Hammer shares two children with ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers -- daughter Harper, 10, and son Ford, 7.

9. Rock hammer - Wikipedia

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