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Basic Defined

A descriptive term applied to igneous rocks (basalt and gabbro) with silica (SiO2) between 44% and 52%.

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Climbing Kilimanjaro no easy feat

Published November 18, 2008, 8:10 am, Stuff

GETTING HIGH: Mount Kilimanjaro in Amboseli National Park, one of the world's tallest peaks.

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Armed with shovels and determination, the hopeful descend on Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas

Published November 17, 2008, 9:37 pm, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

CRATER OF DIAMONDS STATE PARK, Ark. -- In one hand I carried a white plastic bucket strapped to a couple of wood-framed screens. In the other I held on to a small shovel. ...

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Mt Kilimanjaro no easy feat

Published November 16, 2008, 2:44 pm, TVNZ

Italian mountaineer Bruno Brunod climbed to the peak of Africa's highest mountain in a world record five hours and 38 minutes. We took six days, two guides, seven porters and a cook and didn't make it all the way but still had the experience of a lifetime.

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Not the old man's winter tires

Published November 15, 2008, 10:31 pm, Boston Globe

Football, Thanksgiving, and snow tires - three venerable traditions of a New England November. At least, they were when I was growing up.

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Mineral kingdom has co-evolved with life

Published November 13, 2008, 11:27 am, EurekAlert!

Evolution isn't just for living organisms. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found that the mineral kingdom co-evolved with life, and that up to two thirds of the more than 4,000 known types of minerals on Earth can be directly or indirectly linked to biological activity. The finding, published in American Mineralogist, could aid scientists in the search for life on other planets.

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The Exciting Evolution of ... Rocks

Published November 13, 2008, 11:07 am, LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News

Every rock tells a story. And some of those stories are about the history of life.

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Ten reasons to visit Indonesia

Published November 12, 2008, 2:08 pm, The New Zealand Herald

Paul Smith suggests ten reasons, in no particular order, to consider a trip to Indonesia, one of the lesser visited destinations in Asia. About 30km to the west of Bali's capital Denpasar, Tanah Lot is a special place where Hindu temples sit on outcrops of rock along the volcanic coastline.

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Three soldiers, three stories

Published November 12, 2008, 3:10 am, The Gainesville Sun

If Memorial Day is a time to honor those who suffered the ultimate sacrifice, then Veterans Day is a time to honor - even if just for a day - those who have to endure the sacrifices they've made.Today, there are about 24 million veterans, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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