Schistes is a genus of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae. It was long considered to have only one species, the wedge-billed hummingbird but this species... 3 KB (73 words) - 17:54, 11 April 2024 |
The Catalina Schist is a metamorphic rock complex primarily exposed on Santa Catalina Island of the Channel Islands of California. It formed during the... 2 KB (171 words) - 00:26, 14 July 2022 |
Vishnu Basement Rocks (redirect from Vishnu Schist) The Brahma Schist consists of amphibolite, hornblende-biotite-plagioclase schist, biotite-plagioclase schist, orthoamphibole-bearing schist and gneiss... 19 KB (2,308 words) - 01:10, 12 September 2023 |
Geology of Manhattan Prong (redirect from Manhattan schist) Manhattan consists of three rock formations: Fordham gneiss, Manhattan schist, and Tuckahoe marble (Inwood marble), which are well suited for the foundations... 2 KB (241 words) - 21:39, 22 April 2024 |
Schist Point (60°43′S 45°14′W / 60.717°S 45.233°W / -60.717; -45.233) is a conspicuous point at the west side of Divide Peaks on the south coast of... 615 bytes (101 words) - 00:43, 29 April 2022 |
Athens (redirect from Cave of Schist) 1832–present The oldest known human presence in Athens is the Cave of Schist, which has been dated to between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Athens has... 136 KB (12,501 words) - 04:12, 27 April 2024 |
The Bündner schist or Bündner slate (German: Bündnerschiefer; French: schistes lustrés) is a collective name for schistose rocks that form a number of... 2 KB (199 words) - 05:11, 29 May 2019 |
The "Schistes bitumineux" (French for Oil shale/Bituminous shale) is an Early Jurassic geologic formation in Bascharage, Luxembourg that is located within... 8 KB (644 words) - 17:40, 19 March 2024 |
The Schistes de Buxières is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Permian period. Earth sciences portal France portal... 1 KB (55 words) - 17:54, 13 February 2024 |
oil tycoon Fred Schist bought the ancient tribal lands from shaman and Seminole chieftain Ted Sallis, the first to disappear. Schist claimed that Sallis... 28 KB (2,713 words) - 01:55, 1 April 2024 |
carefully crafted natural stone vessel are unclear. The artifact, made of schist (a term previously used in Egyptology for weakly metamorphic siltstone)... 9 KB (1,174 words) - 20:16, 17 January 2024 |
The Schistes de Saint is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. Earth sciences portal France portal... 1 KB (55 words) - 17:54, 13 February 2024 |
basin. The bedrock underlying much of Manhattan is a mica schist known as Manhattan schist of the Manhattan Prong physiographic region. It is a strong... 21 KB (2,213 words) - 13:46, 8 April 2024 |
Wissahickon Formation (redirect from Wissahickon schist) several units, such as Lower Pelitic Schist and Prettyboy Schist. The Wissahickon is described as a pelitic schist and gneiss with interlayers of quartzite... 5 KB (419 words) - 12:43, 17 June 2023 |
small number of objects. A small schist statuette in the Louvre Museum shows the prince as a miller and another small schist statue in Berlin depicts him... 5 KB (397 words) - 23:22, 25 February 2023 |
dolomite and siderite also readily yield amphibolite (tremolite-schist, grunerite-schist, and others) especially where there has been a certain amount of... 9 KB (1,012 words) - 14:30, 9 January 2024 |
Schist Lake is approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of Flin Flon, Manitoba. The lake has a maximum depth of 30 metres (98 ft). It is composed... 2 KB (169 words) - 01:53, 24 April 2024 |
Blueschist (redirect from Glaucophane Schist Facies) Blueschist ( /ˈbluːʃɪst/), also called glaucophane schist, is a metavolcanic rock that forms by the metamorphism of basalt and rocks with similar composition... 8 KB (818 words) - 01:11, 4 January 2024 |
metamorphic rock – A metamorphosed sandstone typically composed of >95% quartz Schist – Easily split medium-grained metamorphic rock Serpentinite – Rock formed... 14 KB (2,207 words) - 23:33, 16 April 2024 |
The Schistes de Fiennes is a geological formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period. Earth sciences portal France portal... 1 KB (55 words) - 17:54, 13 February 2024 |
Manhattan (redirect from Manhattan Schist) of three rock formations: Inwood marble, Fordham gneiss, and Manhattan schist, and is well suited for the foundations of Manhattan's skyscrapers. It is... 312 KB (31,670 words) - 12:45, 27 April 2024 |
Mahaparinirvana, Gandhara, 3rd or 4th century CE, gray schist... 229 KB (26,097 words) - 04:22, 27 April 2024 |
Kyanite Andalusite Sillimanite Kyanite occurs in biotite gneiss, mica schist, and hornfels, which are metamorphic rocks formed at high pressure during... 14 KB (1,510 words) - 13:30, 4 February 2024 |
Slate is not to be confused with shale, from which it may be formed, or schist. The word "slate" is also used for certain types of object made from slate... 27 KB (2,907 words) - 22:35, 8 April 2024 |
List of Marvel Comics characters: S (redirect from F. A. Schist) 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Sabreclaw is a character in the MC2 universe who first appeared in J2 #8 (May 1999). He is the... 342 KB (46,809 words) - 03:38, 21 April 2024 |
of two lithostratigraphic units: the Athens schist and the overlying Acropolis limestone. The Athens schist is a soft reddish rock dating from the late... 47 KB (4,703 words) - 19:09, 16 April 2024 |