Sentences with phrase «of cracks in the rock»

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I wonder how much gold was in the cracks of the foundation that the Dome of the Rock was also built on?

Kids will love jumping over cracks in the sidewalk, rocks on the driveway, into puddles or off of curbs, even on one foot.

Wilson, whose campaign combines a sense of road - tested North Country ruggedness with a certain punk rock, streetfighting sensibility, spent a windswept Saturday in a battered Toyota Prius with a cracked windshield and busted muffler bombing around the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation (also known as Akwesasne) collecting signatures to get on the Democratic ballot.

Fungi Barely Make It Microscopic black fungal cells, found in the cracks of Antarctica's rocks, might also survive on Mars — but just barely.

In a new study led by the University of Sussex, geoscientists from the British Geological Survey and the Technical University of Munich reveal that using a micro-seismic technique, which detects tiny earthquakes which cause cracks in the rock, alongside modern electrical imaging technology, which measures rock mass, would provide scientists with much earlier warnings of potential rock fallIn a new study led by the University of Sussex, geoscientists from the British Geological Survey and the Technical University of Munich reveal that using a micro-seismic technique, which detects tiny earthquakes which cause cracks in the rock, alongside modern electrical imaging technology, which measures rock mass, would provide scientists with much earlier warnings of potential rock fallin the rock, alongside modern electrical imaging technology, which measures rock mass, would provide scientists with much earlier warnings of potential rock falls.

LIKE water draining from an unplugged bathtub, meltwater flowing through deep cracks in the Martian rock may explain the origins of the enormous Hebes Chasma canyon.

That bulging, in turn, tends to open the cracks at the top and bottom of the fissure behind the slab, generating stresses that pull the rock apart and thus drive crack growth.

To get to one of their study sites, Onstott and his colleagues have to take an elevator 3.5 km down into one of a dozen gold mines in the Witwatersrand basin of South Africa, where they have found microbes living in water trapped in cracks in the hot rock.

Geochemists explored the outcrop in a tiny submersible vehicle, hoping to collect samples of the warm fluids that emerge from cracks in the rocks; they didn't count on finding dozens of octopuses huddled around the cracks.

One way is extrusion, in which magma erupts through volcanic craters and cracks in the Earth's surface; the other is intrusion, whereby magma forces itself between or through existing formations of rock, without reaching the surface.

In 2010, Pederson and coauthor Amy Hessl, a tree - ring scientist at West Virginia University, were studying wildfires in Mongolia when they came across a stand of gnarled, stunted Siberian pines growing out of cracks in an old solid - rock lava flow in the Khangai MountainIn 2010, Pederson and coauthor Amy Hessl, a tree - ring scientist at West Virginia University, were studying wildfires in Mongolia when they came across a stand of gnarled, stunted Siberian pines growing out of cracks in an old solid - rock lava flow in the Khangai Mountainin Mongolia when they came across a stand of gnarled, stunted Siberian pines growing out of cracks in an old solid - rock lava flow in the Khangai Mountainin an old solid - rock lava flow in the Khangai Mountainin the Khangai Mountains.

Robert Howarth of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, studies shale gas, which is extracted by injecting a mix of highly pressurised water, chemicals and sand underground to crack open the hydrocarbon - rich rock.

A world - class climber since his student days, Reppy is famous for his invention and promotion of clean - climbing techniques, in which the nuts that hold the rope are wedged into existing, natural cracks in rock faces rather than banged in like pitons.

Another wild card is methane, which inevitably seeps out during the extraction process, escaping from imperfect joints on thousands of pipes, valves, compressors, and holding tanks, or simply migrating through hairline cracks in the rock.

The main argument of the Doubting Thomases has always been that the chemical signs of fossil life in Martian meteorites are really terrestrial contaminants; perhaps microbe - laden water seeped into cracks in the rocks after they landed on the Antarctic ice.

But according to a panel of geologists at the AAAS Annual Meeting, the culprit isn't hydraulic fracturing, or «fracking,» in which geologists crack open subsurface rocks to extract oil and gas; instead, it's the processes associated with pumping wastewater and other fluids back into the ground.

The risk of human - made earthquakes due to fracking is greatly reduced if high - pressure fluid injection used to crack underground rocks is 895m away from faults in the Earth's crust, according to new research.

In Northern California, AltaRock Energy hopes to become the first of many developments to produce geothermal energy by fracturing rock at the bottom of a deep hole and then circulating water through the cracks to generate steam.

The new pumps are critical for «enhanced geothermal systems,» in which energy is produced by fracturing dry rock at the bottom of a deep hole and then circulating water through the cracks to generate steam.

«They're basically making a crack in the rock and filling it with little beads,» said Rice chemist Andrew Barron, whose lab produced the device detailed in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Environmental Science Processes and Impacts.

The problem, Torero says, is that «I could have gotten the same cracked rock with a small fire, with an old fire, in a number of different ways» — none of which the AG ruled out.

For years now, wastewater pumped underground as part of oil and gas development has seeped into natural cracks in that rock, easing the friction that keeps it stuck in place.

Some carbon byproducts get pumped below ground to seep into the cracks of rock layers deep below the surface, a process that we already know causes huge chemical changes in the rock.

You will recall that hydrothermal vents are plumes of hot water that spew from rocks and cracks along the ocean floor, especially in regions of sea - floor spreading, such as oceanic ridges and rift valleys.

When rainwater is introduced to this kind of rock, either seeping in through tiny pores in the rock surface, or, more typically, dribbling in through larger cracks, the rock will begin to dissolve.

It is likely that some kind of circulation system develops where seawater enters cracks in the crust at one location, is transported downwards where it makes contact with hot rocks or even magma, and boils to the surface.

Hydraulic fracturing, or «fracking,» is a petroleum - extraction procedure in which millions of gallons of water (as well as sand and chemicals) are injected deep into underground shale beds to crack the rock and release natural gas and oil.

As this water moves through rocks, it dissolves salt compounds and pushes through fractures in the overlying ice to form reservoirs closer the moon's surface, where it is expelled into space when the outermost layer of the crust cracks open and the resulting depressurization of these reservoirs causes water vapor and ice particles to shoot out in the observed plumes.

It lurks unseen in the shadowy cracks and crevices of Hanging Rock, waiting to ensnare a group of innocent schoolgirls and their unsuspecting math teacher.

The game's open world is refreshingly grey and subdued compared to some of the oversaturated colors and high contrasts of games like Horizon Zero Dawn and Dragon Age: Inquisition, but also more empty, prone to terrible draw distances and lots of texture pop - in with rocks glistening like marbles one minute and then rough, cracked, and more detailed the next.

School grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely to see them, especially while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult to see or lack handrails; • Fencing, gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance problems.

There was a small cracked depression in the rock wall with a shallow, foot - wide stream coming out of the back behind some large rocks.

My compadres and I spent two to five hours on the water each day, paddling by cliffs where white trees (palos blancos) grew out of cracks in the volcanic rock, past valleys full of towering cordon cactus and sage - colored scrub, and around rocky headlands where birds perched on rocks and held out their wings, like a mother's welcoming arms, to let them dry in the sea breeze.

Only a small portion of Coba has been excavated and many of the structures remain hidden in the jungle, overgrown with jungle vegetation, while the ruins that have been partially excavated continue to have trees and plants growing through cracks in the rocks.

Previous subspecies, like the red, yellow, and blue varieties, are joined by rock Pikmin (whose hard outer shells make them ideal for cracking particularly tough surfaces), and pink flying Pikmin, which don't enter until far later in the game, but have the delightful distinction of being able to simply fly past most major obstacles (though definitely not all).

The audio in game is great too, everything from the sounds of the trucks, to the ambient sounds of the surroundings and the crunching and cracking of trees and rocks as you drive over, through and around the map.

Rock of Ages 2's quirky art style, coupled with fun gameplay and a cracking soundtrack make it one of the more unique games we've seen in some time.

Taking advantage of an accidental crack in the marble slab Joo applied his favorite silver nitrate, which in turn formed to its marks and stains traveling through the pores of the metamorphic rock's surface, reminiscent of a bleeding body wound with metallic stitches bonding it together.

«I am fascinated by the movement of water — the way it flows through cracks in the rocks, laps at a sandy beach, and breaks into a wild display on rocky cliffs.

Fracking (hydraulic fracturing) rock fracturing with pressurized liquid creating cracks in deep - rock formations through which shale gas, oil, tight gas and brine will flow more freely... major part of the Golden Age of Gas

This crack in my own thinking is heightened by the fact that I am now watching my extended community of plants, animals, rocks, rivers and human beings be ravaged by the oil and gas industry, be it fracking or the razing of vulnerable wildlands.

Numerous processes contribute to this, including the removal of buttressing ice shelves (i.e., ice tongues floating on water but in places anchored on islands or underwater rocks) or the lubrication of the ice sheet base by meltwater trickling down from the surface through cracks.

As the surface ice begins to melt, some of the water filters down through cracks in the glacier, lubricating the surface between the glacier and the rock beneath it.

This was clear in his book A Brief History of the Earth where the hard rock history was excellent, but as soon as he got onto geobiology cracks began to appear.

We asked the kids to bring in something for show - and - tell that was an «important family item,» and one child brought in his mom's crack pipe and several baggies of crack rocks.

But fracking, which involves the high - pressure injection of water or a fluid mixture into a borehole to create cracks in deep - rock formations through which gas or petroleum can flow, is inherently dangerous.

That said, a drop on a jagged rock that hits the screen at just the right angle will make it crack, so a little care if of course required, but unfortunate bumps, spills, and light tossing around in daily life are what this phone can protect itself from.

The radioactive gaseous result of uranium breaking down into soil, water or rock, radon can enter the home through cracks and holes in the foundation, support posts, floor drains, construction joints and other entry points.

GREEN FIDDLEHEAD MS267 by MARTHA STEWART COLORS reminds me of the ferns that grow between the cracks of the slate grey rock at my favourite fishing hole near our place in Tweed, Ont.