Rock (geology) (redirect from Rocks)
studies the rocks of other celestial objects. Rocks are usually grouped into three main groups: igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. Igneous...
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up on the rocks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. On the rocks is bartending terminology for a drink served over ice cubes. On the Rocks may also refer...
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The Liancourt Rocks, also known by their Korean name of Dokdo or their Japanese name of Takeshima, are a group of islets in the Sea of Japan between the...
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Hanoi Rocks were a Finnish rock band formed in 1979. They were the first Finnish band to chart in the UK and they were also popular in Japan. By 1984...
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Hand That Rocks the Cradle may refer to: "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (poem), an 1865 poem by William Ross Wallace The Hand That Rocks the Cradle...
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Hopewell Rocks, also called the Flowerpots Rocks or simply the Rocks, are rock formations known as sea stacks caused by tidal erosion in the Hopewell Rocks Ocean...
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Shag Rocks may refer to: Shag Rocks (Massachusetts) Shag Rocks, South Georgia Shag Rocks (Western Australia), rocks in Western Australia Shag Reef Shag...
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The Virgin of the Rocks (Italian: Vergine delle rocce), sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks, is the name of two paintings by the Italian Renaissance artist...
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Ringing rocks, also known as sonorous rocks or lithophonic rocks, are rocks that resonate like a bell when struck. Examples include the Musical Stones...
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Ibiza Rocks Hotel is a hotel operated by Ibiza Rocks in the centre of the town of Sant Antoni de Portmany, on the Spanish island of Ibiza. The hotel is...
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"Rocks Off" is the opening song on the Rolling Stones' 1972 double album Exile on Main St. Recorded between July 1971 and March 1972, "Rocks Off" is one...
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Sedimentary rock (redirect from Sedimentary rocks)
Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by...
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The Windgather Rocks (416 metres/1,365 ft a.s.l.) is a gritstone crag on the Derbyshire–Cheshire border in England. It is in the Peak District National...
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Pop Rocks, also known as popping candy, is a type of candy owned by Zeta Espacial S.A. Pop Rocks ingredients include sugar, lactose (milk sugar), and flavoring...
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Igneous rock (redirect from Igneous rocks)
Igneous rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. The magma can be derived from partial melts of existing rocks in either...
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Boy On The Rocks (French: Garçon sur les rochers) is a painting by French artist Henri Rousseau. It is an oil on canvas and was created sometime between...
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Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park is a 932-acre (377-hectare) park located in the Sierra Pelona in northern Los Angeles County, California. It is known...
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Poison Rocks Poison Rocks, historically known as Poison Rock, is a rock formation in Western Australia. It is located at 28°42′S 118°30′E / 28.700°S...
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle is a 1992 American psychological thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Annabella Sciorra, Rebecca De Mornay...
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The Clerke Rocks are a group of small rocky islands some 35 miles (56 km) southeast of South Georgia that extend 5 miles (8.0 km) from east to west. The...
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Volcanic rock (redirect from Volcanic rocks)
Volcanic rocks (often shortened to volcanics in scientific contexts) are rocks formed from lava erupted from a volcano. Like all rock types, the concept...
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The Súľov Rocks (Slovak: Súľovské skaly) is a 5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi) national nature reserve situated within the Súľov Mountains region of Slovakia. It...
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The Adršpach-Teplice Rocks (Czech: Adršpašsko-teplické skály, German: Adersbach-Weckelsdorfer Felsenstadt) are a set of sandstone formations in Hradec...
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Red Rocks Amphitheatre (also known colloquially as simply Red Rocks) is an open-air amphitheatre in the western United States near Morrison, Colorado...
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"Cleveland Rocks" is a rock song by Ian Hunter from his 1979 album You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic. The song is seen as a de facto anthem in Cleveland...
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Planctae (redirect from Wandering Rocks)
/ˈplæŋktiː/ (Greek: Πλαγκταὶ, Planktai, "Wanderers") or Wandering Rocks were a group of rocks, between which the sea was mercilessly violent. The Argo (led...
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Seneca Rocks is a large crag and local landmark in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. The south peak is the only...
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Middle Rocks (Malay: Batuan Tengah; Jawi: باتون تڠه; Chinese: 中岩礁; pinyin: Zhōngyánjiāo; lit. 'Middle Rock Reef') are two uninhabited small rocks separated...
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Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago (redirect from St Paul's Rocks)
[ɐʁkiˈpɛlɐgu dʒi sɐ̃w ˈpedɾwi sɐ̃w ˈpawlu]) is a group of 15 small islets and rocks in the central equatorial Atlantic Ocean. It lies in the Intertropical Convergence...
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List of rock types (redirect from List of rocks)
often ropy appearance Basaltic trachyandesite – Naming system for volcanic rocksPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Mugearite – Volcanic...
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