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2. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - Wikipedia

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   Pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis is the longest word in the English language. The word can be analysed as follows: This word was invented in the daily meeting from the National Puzzlers' League (N.P.L.) by its president Everett M. Smith. The word featured in the headline for an article published by the New York Herald ...

3. Cataclasite - Wikipedia

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   Cataclasite is a cohesive granular fault rock. [1] Comminution, also known as cataclasis, is an important process in forming cataclasites. [2] They fall into the category of cataclastic rocks which are formed through faulting or fracturing in the upper crust. [3] Cataclasites are distinguished from fault gouge, which is incohesive, and fault ...

4. Thin section - Wikipedia

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   Thin sections are prepared in order to investigate the optical properties of the minerals in the rock. This work is a part of petrology and helps to reveal the origin and evolution of the parent rock. A photograph of a rock in thin section is often referred to as a photomicrograph. Thin sections are also used in the microscopic study of bones ...

5. Ultra-high-temperature metamorphism - Wikipedia

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   Metamorphism of crustal rocks in which peak temperature exceeds 900 °C, recognized either by robust thermobarometry or by the presence of a diagnostic mineral assemblage in an appropriate bulk composition and oxidation state, such as assemblages with orthopyroxene + sillimanite + quartz, sapphirine + quartz or spinel + quartz, generally at pressure conditions of sillimanite stability in ...

6. Quartz - Wikipedia

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   Quartz. Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide). The atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO 4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical formula of SiO 2. Quartz is, therefore, classified structurally as a framework silicate mineral ...

7. 10 saving and investing tips for all ages - AOL

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   1. Pay yourself first. Save part of your monthly income as soon as you get it, rather than setting aside whatever’s left over. One way to make paying yourself a priority is to set up automatic ...