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... origin of North Atlantic hurricanes : south of the Cape Verde Islands , the open waters east of the Lesser Antilles , the western Caribbean Sea , and the Gulf of Mexico . The early summer hurricanes usually begin in the Gulf of Mexico ...
... origin of North Atlantic hurricanes : south of the Cape Verde Islands , the open waters east of the Lesser Antilles , the western Caribbean Sea , and the Gulf of Mexico . The early summer hurricanes usually begin in the Gulf of Mexico ...
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... origin " is being rejected , but understanding the origin of any specific rock remains difficult because of the complicated history of rocks that cool slowly within the Earth's crust . BIBLIOGRAPHY . N.L. BOWEN , The Evolution of the ...
... origin " is being rejected , but understanding the origin of any specific rock remains difficult because of the complicated history of rocks that cool slowly within the Earth's crust . BIBLIOGRAPHY . N.L. BOWEN , The Evolution of the ...
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... origin , fragments are juvenile ( essential ) if derived from fresh fluid magma , accessory ( cognate ) if derived from rocks of earlier related erup- tions of the same volcano , and accidental if derived from basement rocks penetrated ...
... origin , fragments are juvenile ( essential ) if derived from fresh fluid magma , accessory ( cognate ) if derived from rocks of earlier related erup- tions of the same volcano , and accidental if derived from basement rocks penetrated ...
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