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Pulverized volcanic rock provides catalysts for nanotubes.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)(Fritz Haber Institute makes carbon nanotubes from igneous rock )(Brief article)
Advanced Materials & Processes; 4/1/2007; 165 words
; Igneous rock from Mount Etna has been pulverized to act ... to a more efficient production method. Lava rock is extremely porous and contains large quantities ... elemental carbon. This is deposited on the lava rock in the form of tiny tubes and fibers. For ...
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Paleogene-Early Miocene Igneous Rocks and Geodynamics of the Alpine-Carpathian-Pannonian-Dinaric Region: an Integrated Approach
Geolines; 1/1/2006; Kovács, István; Csontos, László; Szabó, Csaba; Bali, Eniko; Falus, György; 787 words
; ... geodynamic link between Paleogene-Early Miocene igneous rocks of the Mid-Hungarian zone and those of the ... summary suggests that the Paleogene-Early Miocene igneous suite in all studied igneous provinces of the Alps, Carpathians, Pannonian ...
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The igneous rocks of Greece: the anatomy of an orogen.(Book Review)
Atlantic Geology; 7/1/2004; Lentz, David R.; 787 words
; The igneous rocks of Greece: The anatomy of an orogen by Georgia ... geological history of Greece as revealed by the varied igneous rocks. It is based on more than 30 years of field ... formed the Aegean Sea, triggered widespread back-arc igneous activity, and unroofed mid-crustal rocks. The geological ... rocks ...
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Can Ternary Feldspars be Used to Constrain the Metamorphic Conditions of High-Grade Meta-Igneous Rocks? Evidence from Orthopyroxene Gneisses, Bohemian Massif
Geolines; 1/1/2005; Stípská, Pavla; Powell, Roger; 261 words
; ... of ternary feldspars in high-grade meta-igneous rocks, and the recognition of the thermometric ... high-temperature crystallisation of the igneous protolith. After exsolution, the host ... experienced. Some of the high-grade meta-igneous rocks from the Moldanubian of the Bohemian ...
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Geological implications from geochemical and isotopic studies of upper Cretaceous and lower Tertiary igneous rocks around the northern Rockall Trough
Journal of the Geological Society; 5/1/1997; Hitchen, K; Morton, A C; Mearns, E W; Whitehouse, M; Stoker, M S; 787 words
; ... been obtained for offshore igneous rocks from around the northern ... Intrusive and fragmentary rock types have been proved but ... isotopic analyses undertaken on igneous rocks recovered from offshore ... pattern to those derived from the igneous rocks of Skye (Dickin 1981 ... the NW flank of the Darwin ...
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Age and geochemistry of Late Neoproterozoic and Early Cambrian igneous rocks in southern New Brunswick: similarities and contrasts.
Atlantic Geology; 3/1/2003; Barr, Sandra M. White, Chris E. Miller, Brent V.; 787 words
; ABSTRACT Late Proterozoic to Early Cambrian igneous rocks are major components of the fault-bounded Caledonia, Brookville, and New River terranes of southern New Brunswick. As previously ...
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U-Pb dating of Mesozoic igneous rocks from Hong Kong
Journal of the Geological Society; 11/1/1997; Davis, D W; Sewell, R J; Campbell, S D G; 787 words
; ... refined the results of recent Rb Sr whole-rock age dating of the granitoid rocks and have ... variety of age components, either as primary igneous or detrital material. Keywords: Hong Kong ... by the Haifeng Fault (Fig. 1). Tectonic maps for southeastern China indicate that this ...
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Late Archaean felsic alkaline igneous rocks in the Eastern Goldfields, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: A result of lower crustal delamination?
Journal of the Geological Society; 5/1/1999; Smithies, R H; Champion, D C; 787 words
; ... concentrations, they carry zircon xenocrysts of similar age to whole-rock Sm Nd model ages, they show evidence for regional source heterogeneity ... quartz syenite, monzodiorite) spectrum of the observed range of rock types. We explore the possible implications that contemporaneous ...
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Computational geology 25: Quantitative literacy - drug testing, cancer screening, and the identification of igneous rocks
Journal of Geoscience Education; 5/1/2003; Vacher, H L; 787 words
; ... impish look, volunteered, "No math questions." Bush chuckled and didn't correct him - instead adding "No fuzzy math." The local news here in Tampa (and presumably around the country) featured the incident. It was cute. The newscasters were jolly. It was a real ...
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Integrating Undergraduate Education and Scientific Discovery Through Field Research in Igneous Petrology
Journal of Geoscience Education; 3/1/2006; Gonzales, David; Semken, Steven; 787 words
; ... complex at Ship Rock, Navajo Nation ... advanced topics in igneous petrology while ... upper-division undergraduate igneous or igneous-metamorphic petrology ... terminology for rock types and structures ... where assemblages of igneous rocks are exposed ... 210) covers all rock systems, ...
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