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2. Mount Lowe Railway - Wikipedia

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   The Mount Lowe Railway was a fulfillment of 19th century Pasadenans' desire to have a scenic mountain railroad to the crest of the San Gabriel Mountains. The Railway opened on July 4, 1893, and consisted of nearly seven miles (11 km) of track starting in Altadena, California, at a station called Mountain Junction.

3. Bath stone - Wikipedia

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   Great Pulteney Street, Bath, looking West towards Pulteney Bridge.The style and the Bath stone used are typical of much of the city. Bath Stone is an oolitic limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate originally obtained from the Middle Jurassic aged Great Oolite Group of the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines under Combe Down, Somerset, England.

4. Oolite - Wikipedia

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   Oolite or oölite (from Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión) 'egg stone') [1] is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains composed of concentric layers. [2] Strictly, oolites consist of ooids of diameter 0.25–2 millimetres; rocks composed of ooids larger than 2 mm are called pisolites. The term oolith can refer to oolite or individual ...

5. Dog spotted hanging out on top of ancient pyramid in Egypt - AOL

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   The adventurers quickly grabbed their phones and zoomed in to the top of Khafre, the second tallest pyramid — which is off-limits to humans — only to find a dog seemingly chasing some birds at ...

6. Limestone - Wikipedia

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   Limestone (calcium carbonate CaCO 3) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of CaCO 3. Limestone forms when these minerals precipitate out of water containing dissolved calcium. This can take place ...

7. The best sympathy gifts people actually want - AOL

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   3. A written note. Cards are a lot like flowers. They’re the first thing people think about sending once someone passes, and those who are mourning may be flooded with them. But there’s ...

8. Wait, Is Whole-Grain Bread Actually Healthy?

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   Look for whole grains as the first ingredient.“On the nutrition facts label, you should see whole grain wheat flour, whole oats, or whole rye,” says iu.“If the ingredient list includes ...

9. Calcite - Wikipedia

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   Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3). It is a very common mineral, particularly as a component of limestone. Calcite defines hardness 3 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness, based on scratch hardness comparison. Large calcite crystals are used in optical equipment, and limestone composed ...