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Ayers Rock

(Encyclopedia)Ayers Rock, monolith, Australia: alternative name for Uluru. See Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park. ...

Glen Rock

(Encyclopedia)Glen Rock, borough (2020 pop. 12,133), Bergen co., NE N.J., a residential suburb of New York City; settled c.1710, inc. 1896. George Washington's army u...

calcareous rock

(Encyclopedia)calcareous rock: see limestone; marble. ...

Black Rock Desert

(Encyclopedia)Black Rock Desert, arid region of lava beds and alkali flats, NW Nev., in Toiyabe National Forest, stretching c.70 mi (110 km) NE from Gerlach. The Jackson Mts. rise to the east; the Black Rock Range ...

Golden Ass, The

(Encyclopedia)Golden Ass, The: see Apuleius, Lucius. ...

porphyry, igneous rock

(Encyclopedia)porphyry pôrˈfərē [key], igneous rock composed of large, conspicuous crystals (phenocrysts) and a groundmass in which the phenocrysts are embedded. Some authorities consider the expression “porp...

Golden Bough, The

(Encyclopedia)Golden Bough, The: see Frazer, Sir James George. ...

rock 'n' roll

(Encyclopedia)rock 'n' roll: see rock music.

Red Rock chicken

(Encyclopedia)Red Rock chicken, the only chicken still popular to any large extent in the United States today for both meat and eggs. It resulted from a cross between a Rhode Island Red male and a Plymouth Rock fem...

Reason, Age of

(Encyclopedia)Reason, Age of: see Enlightenment. ...