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Transition rocks
Transition Tran*si"tion, n. [L. transitio: cf. F. transition. See Transient.] 1. Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold. There is no death, what seems so is transition. --Longfellow. 2. (Mus.) A direct or indirect passing from one key to another; a modulation. 3. (Rhet.) A passing from one subject to another. [He] with transition sweet, new speech resumes. --Milton. 4. (Biol.) Change from one form to another. Note: This word is sometimes pronounced tran*sish"un; but according to Walker, Smart, and most other authorities, the customary and preferable pronunciation is tran*sizh"un, although this latter mode violates analogy. Other authorities say tran*zish"un. Transition rocks (Geol.), a term formerly applied to the lowest uncrystalline stratified rocks (graywacke) supposed to contain no fossils, and so called because thought to have been formed when the earth was passing from an uninhabitable to a habitable state.

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- Wikipedia articles List of rocks on Mars – Alphabetical list of named rocks and meteorites found on Mars Rock cycle – Transitional concept of geologic time...
- (1827). Observations . . . on the Structure of some detached Groups of Transition Rocks in the Midland Counties (Transactions of the Geological Society Volume...
- lower, more ductile crust. For quartz and feldspar-rich rocks in continental crust, the transition zone occurs at an approximate depth of 20 km, at temperatures...
- The Rocks Report was the debut solo mixtape by Sir Michael Rocks, released in 2011, represents a significant transition from his work with The Cool Kids...
- crust, estimated to be around 35 kilometres (22 mi) deep, reaching Archean rocks at the bottom. The project has been a site of extensive geophysical examinations...
- Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the ac****ulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface, followed by...
- Murchison R.I. (1833–1834). "On the Structure and classification of the Transition Rocks of Shropshire, Herefordshire and part of Wales and on the Lines of...
- Ringing rocks, also known as sonorous rocks or lithophonic rocks, are rocks that resonate like a bell when struck. Examples include the Musical Stones...
- Volcanic rocks (often shortened to volcanics in scientific contexts) are rocks formed from lava erupted from a volcano. Like all rock types, the concept...
- ba****t and crystalline ba****t are crystalline rocks lying above the mantle and beneath all other rocks and sediments. They are sometimes exposed at the...