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Garnet PeridotiteGarnet-peridotite, a major constituent in the make-up of the Earth. Image published in Natures Connections An Exploration of Natural History. Published in 2000
Trombone shock absorber / W H RobinsonThe menace of the main stump of the trombone intruding into a private conversation or intimate part can be remedied by fitting this simple shock absorber
Section of Chassigny meteoriteThin section of Chassigny in cross-polarized light, showing shocked and deformed olivine grains. The field of view is 3mm
MERFOLK AND SUBMARINESThe mer-people resent the intrusion of submarines into the domain they share only with the fishes Date: 1907
Hornblende-biotite graniteGeological specimen collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological
Diamond crystalNatural diamond crystal in Kimberlite from Kimberley, South Africa. Kimberlite is the rock in which diamonds occur. The rock was named after the the South African site, Kimberley
The Intruder by S. DriginA polar bear watches an encroaching plane as it descends over its remote Arctic territory. 1930
Unwarranted intrusionForward young man in a striped swim suit eyeing up the young girls as they appear from their bathing machine. Date: circa 1908
King Alfonso photographed talking to a womanWho Would Be King? Photograph of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, captured by snapshotters during a trip to San Sebastien, talking to an unidentified young woman
A Tertiary Igneous DykeA Tertiary igneous dyke cutting through a sandstone deposit. The igneous rock pierced its way through the earths crust in a vertical fissure
Diorite intruded by micrograniteGeological specimen collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological
Basaltic dyke, collected by Dr Benza in Neilgherries, India, c.1837. NHM specimen number: BM 649
Granite, collected by Dr Benza from the summit of the Western range of Kaitee Valley, Neilgherries, India c.1837. NHM specimen number: BM 651
Junction of granite and limestoneFig 88 from Principles of Geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earths surface. Vol. 3 1832-33 by Charles Lyell (1797-1875)
Rocks, Kushimoto, JapanA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Orthoclase (potassium aluminum silicate) is a major granite forming mineral. Specimen from Brevik, Norway
Diamond crystalsClockwise from top left (yellow matrix): in beach conglomerate from Namaqualand, in kimberlite from South Africa and in matrix from Siberia (bottom)
Diagram showing the Earths interiorCrust - continents 35km, oceans 6km. Mantle - peridotite 2900km. Outer core - iron (liquid) 2000km. Inner core - iron (solid) 1370km
Cornubian granite batholithThe Cornubian granite batholith and its main outcrops in the Cornwall and Devon area, Southwest England. From Britain Before Man 1978, by F W Dunning
Common rock typesA collection of common rock types - left to right - Igneous (granite), sedimentary (sandstone) and metamorphic (schist)
Anorthosite breccia, moon rockSpecimen of anorthosite breccia or moon rock collected on the Apollo 16 mission in April 1972, and mounted in an acrylic block for protection and display
The cliff edge engine houses of Wheal TrewavasSituated on the Tregonning granite at Trewavas Head, south Cornwall. Image used in Minerals of Cornwall and Devon by P.G. Embrey and R.F. Symes, 1987, page 40. See also 4072
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Observing structure of rockLooking at fresh granite under a microscope to study structure, granular composition can clearly be seen
Granite from Ailsa CraigA photomicrograph of granite taken between crossed polarisers. Granite is an igneous rock
Crash and BullWhen the Paris-Amsterdam passenger plane is forced to land in a field near Brussels, it is attacked by a bull who resents the intrusion Date: 1925
Feasting FoxA feasting fox resents the intrusion of a suppliant crocodile
Events / South AmericaAngered by Spanish intrusion on their lives, their greed and harshness, the natives of Cumana turn on them and slaughter many