Dallas

What Is In Dallasite?

Dallasite is a breccia made of subequant to rectangular or distinctly elongate, curvilinear shards that represent the spalled rims of pillow basalt (see: Hyaloclastite). This material is commonly partly altered to chlorite, epidote, quartz and carbonate, for which the local term ‘dallasite’ has been coined. How do you identify a Dallasite? As a breccia, Dallasite …

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What Is Dallas Named After?

Named after George’s and Alexander’s father, Alexander James Dallas, who was the United States Secretary of the Treasury around the end of the War of 1812; Named in a town-naming contest in 1842; Named after a friend of founder John Neely Bryan. Who is Dallas County Texas named after? George Mifflin DallasDallas County was organized …

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