Serpentinite — is a rock composed of one or more serpentine minerals. Minerals in this group are formed by serpentinization, a hydration and metamorphic transformation of ultramafic rock from the Earth s mantle. The alteration is particularly important at the… … Wikipedia
rock — rock1 rockless, adj. rocklike, adj. /rok/, n. 1. a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like. 2. Geol. a. mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable… … Universalium
Rock — /rok/, n. a male given name. * * * I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of minerals. The three major classes of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic are based on the processes that formed them. These three classes are… … Universalium
FER — Le fer est l’élément chimique métallique de numéro atomique 26, de symbole Fe. Dans la classification périodique, il se place dans la première série de transition entre le manganèse et le cobalt. Ses propriétés chimiques sont voisines de celles… … Encyclopédie Universelle
List of The X-Files characters — For Monster of the Week characters, see List of Monster of the Week characters in The X Files. The following is a list of all main and recurring characters (who have appeared three times or more, with a few exceptions) in the American science… … Wikipedia
Green Pond, New Jersey — Infobox lake lake name = Green Pond image lake = Green Pond Lake.jpg caption lake = Summer 2006 image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Morris County, New Jersey coords = coord|41|01|02|N|74|28|40|W|type:waterbody region:US… … Wikipedia
Mars Pathfinder — Pathfinder and Sojourner at JPL in October 1996 Operator NASA – JPL Mission type Lander, rover … Wikipedia
Multiferroics — have been formally defined as materials that exhibit more than one primary ferroic order parameter simultaneously (i.e. in a single phase).[1] The four basic primary ferroic order parameters are ferromagnetism, ferroelectricity, ferroelasticity… … Wikipedia
electromagnetism — /i lek troh mag ni tiz euhm/, n. 1. the phenomena associated with electric and magnetic fields and their interactions with each other and with electric charges and currents. 2. Also, electromagnetics. the science that deals with these phenomena.… … Universalium
Fouling — This article is about fouling in engineering. For uses of the term foul outside technology, see Foul (disambiguation). Not to be confused with fowling. Heat exchanger in a steam power plant, fouled by macro fouling … Wikipedia
Geology of Tasmania — Tasmania has a varied geological history, with the world s biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite. Rocks from the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic time periods appear. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas glaciated during the… … Wikipedia