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Rock County, WI Housing Statistics
Rock county wisconsin dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units62,187100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached45,15072.61-unit, attached1…Bergman, Torbern Olof
(Encyclopedia) Bergman, Torbern OlofBergman, Torbern Oloft&oobreve;rˈbərn &oomacr;ˈlôv bĕrˈyəmän [key], 1735–84, Swedish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist. A professor at the Univ. of…calcareous soil
(Encyclopedia) calcareous soilcalcareous soilkălkârˈēəs [key], soil formed largely by the weathering of calcareous rocks and fossil shell beds. Different varieties usually contain chalk, marl, and…Cronstedt, Axel Fredrik, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Cronstedt, Axel Fredrik, BaronCronstedt, Axel Fredrik, Baronäkˈsəl frāˈdrĭk, kr&oomacr;nˈstĕt [key], 1722–65, Swedish mineralogist and chemist. In 1751 he discovered in niccolite…hot spring
(Encyclopedia) hot spring, natural discharge of groundwater having an elevated temperature. Most hot springs result from the emergence of groundwater that has passed through or near recently formed,…magnetite
(Encyclopedia) magnetitemagnetitemăgˈnətīt [key], lustrous black, magnetic mineral, Fe3O4. It occurs in crystals of the cubic system, in masses, and as a loose sand. It is one of the important ores…astrobleme
(Encyclopedia) astroblemeastroblemeăsˈtrōblēmˌ [key], large, circular structure ranging from c.1&fslsh;2 mi to 40 mi (.8–64 km) in diameter. Astroblemes are found at numerous places on the earth'…chalcopyrite
(Encyclopedia) chalcopyritechalcopyritekălˌkəpīˈrīt, kălˈkōpīˌrīt [key] or copper pyriteschalcopyritepīrīˈtēz, pə– [key], brass-yellow mineral, sometimes with an iridescent tarnish. It is a sulfide…Allegheny Plateau
(Encyclopedia) Allegheny Plateau, dissected plateau, western part of the Appalachian Mts., extending c.500 mi (800 km) SW from N Pa. to SW Va., rising to c.4,860 ft (1,480 m) at Spruce Knob, the…Belle Isle, Strait of
(Encyclopedia) Belle Isle, Strait ofBelle Isle, Strait ofbĕlīlˈ [key], c.35 mi (60 km) long and from 10 to 15 mi (16–24 km) wide, between the island of Newfoundland and Labrador-Ungava peninsula,…Trending
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