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A base anhydride is an oxide of a chemical element from group 1 or 2 (the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, respectively). It is…

Angkor Wat (/ˌæŋkɔːr ˈwɒt/; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, “City/Capital of Temples”) is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2,…

Thermodynamic temperature is the absolute measure of temperature and is one of the principal parameters of thermodynamics. It is such that zero temperature is absolute…

Definition – Mariposite is beneficial and strong stone; it is a mineral which is a chromium-rich variety of mica, which imparts an attractive green color…

Accounting treatment in the Books of Consignor when Goods Consigned at Invoice Price The relationship between the consignor and consignee is that of the principal…

Definition – Flint is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone.…

Definition – Breccia (/ˈbrɛtʃiə/ or /ˈbrɛʃiə/) lithified sedimentary rock consisting of angular or subangular fragments larger than 2 millimeters (0.08 inch). It differs from a…

Tikal (/tiˈkɑːl/) (Tik’al in modern Mayan orthography) city and ceremonial centre of the ancient Maya civilization, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal…

The Partition of Bengal (1905), also well known as ‘Bang-Bhang’ (Bengali: বঙ্গভঙ্গ) was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by the authorities of…

Definition – Gneiss (/ˈnaɪs/) is a globally common type of metamorphic rock that can easily be identified by its alternating layers of minerals known as…

Definition – Caliche (/kəˈliːtʃiː/) is a shallow layer of soil or sediment in which the particles have been cemented together by the precipitation of mineral…

Definition – Obsidian is an igneous rock occurring as a natural glass formed by the rapid cooling of viscous lava from volcanoes. It is produced…