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... South Africa . © Rodolfo Crespi Coexis- tence in metamor- phic rocks CaSiO3- MgSiO , - FeSiO , system. black . Common hornblende is typically black . Glauco- phane and riebeckite are usually blue . Anthophyllite is gray to various shades ...
... South Africa . © Rodolfo Crespi Coexis- tence in metamor- phic rocks CaSiO3- MgSiO , - FeSiO , system. black . Common hornblende is typically black . Glauco- phane and riebeckite are usually blue . Anthophyllite is gray to various shades ...
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... South Atlantic produced the Paraná basalt in Brazil and the Karroo ( or Karoo ) in South Africa . The Deccan Plateau basalts in India were formed in the rift valleys associated with the breakup of Gondwana during the Cretaceous Period ...
... South Atlantic produced the Paraná basalt in Brazil and the Karroo ( or Karoo ) in South Africa . The Deccan Plateau basalts in India were formed in the rift valleys associated with the breakup of Gondwana during the Cretaceous Period ...
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... African cults of the New World , both gourd rattles with internal and external percussion and a distinct variety consisting of two metal cones joined at their widest part . ( The maraca gourd rattle is probably indigenous to South ...
... African cults of the New World , both gourd rattles with internal and external percussion and a distinct variety consisting of two metal cones joined at their widest part . ( The maraca gourd rattle is probably indigenous to South ...
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