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Flamborough Head is an 8-mile stretch of rugged, white cliffs on the Yorkshire coast. It’s a landmark in its own right, but if you want to be wowed by nature, you need to seek out Bempton Cliffs to the north. It’s a wild life lover’s paradise and England’s largest seabird city. Between March and October, 500,000 seabirds gather here, so you can spot gannets, guillemots and even puffins. Make sure you’ve got your binoculars! Color choices are more subjective. But the discriminating designer relishes opportunities to incorporate color so as to achieve matches, create interesting contrasts, etc.

Freestone, Ian (1 January 1991). "Forgotten but not lost: the secret of Coade Stone". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 102 (2): 135–138. Bibcode: 1991PrGA..102..135F. doi: 10.1016/S0016-7878(08)80072-7. ISSN 0016-7878. The largest meteorite ever discovered weighed 66 tonnes. It was named Hoba after the farm in Africa that it was found on. Gajul, Shekhar (28 July 2018). "Underground Mining Equipment Market 2017 Global Key Players, Share, Challenges, Industry Size, Growth Opportunities & Forecast To 2021". Journalist Book. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018 . Retrieved 28 July 2018. Although it has other uses (such as underlayment for patios), crushed stone is especially useful in mulching around certain types of plants and in creating a patch of yard where dogs will be kept. Dogs can destroy a lawn. In contrast with grass, crushed stone offers a low-maintenance option that minimizes the mess dogs make through digging, urination,and wear and tear. a b c d e f Blatt, Harvey; Tracy, Robert J. (1996). Petrology (2nded.). W.H. Freeman. ISBN 978-0-7167-2438-4.Sandy soil has anything from 80-100% sand in it while clay soil is anything from 50-100% clay. Loam soils can have between 10-30% of clay and between 25-50% of sand. Loam soils also contain anything from 30-50% of silt. There are lots of variations of these soil types Nesse, William D. (2000). Introduction to mineralogy. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195106916.

Terrascope. "Environmental Risks of Mining". The Future of strategic Natural Resources. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014 . Retrieved 10 September 2014. Soil is vital to life on Earth because plants can't grow without the water and nutrients it contains, and animals can't survive without plants. A huge collapsed cavern on the west side of Pen-y-Ghent, Hull Pot is one of Yorkshire’s more intriguing natural wonders. The chasm is 300-foot long, 60-foot wide and 60-foot deep. It even holds the record for England’s largest natural hole! In heavy rain, the stream at the top pours over the lip of the pot, creating a spectacular waterfall. In really stormy weather, the flood waters have actually filled the Hull Pot to the brim!Borolanite– Variety of nepheline syenite from Loch Borralan, Scotland – A variety of nepheline syenite from Loch Borralan, Scotland

The number of micro-organisms found in a cup of soil is greater than the number of people on Earth.

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