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Dolomite is used as an ornamental stone, a concrete aggregate, and a source of magnesium oxide, as well as in the Pidgeon process for the production of magnesium. It is an important petroleum reservoir rock, and serves as the host rock for large strata-bound Mississippi Valley-Type (MVT) ore deposits of base metals such as lead, zinc, and copper.
Puʻu Moiwi, a remnant cinder cone, [14] is the location of the second-largest basalt quarry in Hawaiʻi, and this was mined for use in stone tools such as koʻi . [15] Originally a dry forest environment with intermittent streams , the land changed to an open savanna of grassland and trees when inhabitants cleared vegetation for firewood and ...
WOSC-CD (channel 61) is a low-power, Class A television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.Owned by The Videohouse, Inc., it primarily broadcasts national digital multicast networks.
Big Bear Lake is a reservoir in the western United States, located in the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino County, California.It is a snow and rain-fed lake, having no other means of tributaries or mechanical replenishment.
The average mass of an adult human is 59 kg (130 lb) for females and 77 kg (170 lb) for males. [161] [162] Like many other conditions, body weight and body type are influenced by both genetic susceptibility and environment and varies greatly among individuals. [163] [164] Humans have a far faster and more accurate throw than other animals. [165]
As in the case of the Danes, the Norwegians' earliest standards of measure can be derived from their ship burials.The 60-Norwegian-feet-long Kvalsund ship (18.8 m; 61.8 ft) was built ca. 700 AD and differs from the Danish boats less than it does from the Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune ships which all date from ca. 800 AD.
The density at the surface is 65 kg/m 3 (4.1 lb/cu ft), 6.5% that of water [88] or 50 times as dense as Earth's atmosphere at 293 K (20 °C; 68 °F) at sea level. The CO 2 -rich atmosphere generates the strongest greenhouse effect in the Solar System, creating surface temperatures of at least 735 K (462 °C; 864 °F).
Wolff grew up in Venice, Florida and attended Venice High School where he lettered in football and basketball. In his high school career, Wolff completed 189 of his 299 pass attempts for 2,684 yards, 24 touchdowns and nine interceptions. [1]