Granitic rock is widely distributed throughout the continental crust and is the most abundant basement rock that underlies the relatively thin sedimentary veneer of the continents.

The basement rock primarily comprises metamorphosed limestone and schist, which date from the Alpine Orogeny.

At the subduction trenches the sedimentary rock layers that were deposited within the prehistoric Tethys Ocean buckled, were folded, faulted and tectonically mixed with huge blocks of crystalline basement rocks of the oceanic lithosphere.

Deeper alluvial strata, overlying Precambrian basement rock, Eocene alluvial deposits from a shallow Laramide depression, the Blanco Basin Formation ; and Oligocene ash and lava flows associated with the Conejos Formation, is the Santa Fe formation, mixed alluvium and lava outflows from the San Juan volcanic field to the west ; later strata comprise the Alamosa formation, alternating layers of sand, gravel, and clay.

The gap between the Precambrian basement rock and the Eocene alluvial deposits in the San Luis Valley is considered evidence that much of southern Colorado, including the western portion of the San Luis Valley, was highlands in the period prior to the Eocene Epoch, 56 to 34 million years ago.

The basement rock of most of Africa was formed in the Precambrian ( approximately 4. 54-0. 57 billion years ago ) and is much older than the Atlas mountains lying in Africa.

Leon County sits atop basement rock composed of basalts of the Triassic and Jurassic from ~ 251 — 145 million years ago interlayered with Mesozoic sedimentary rocks.

The layers above the basement are carbonate rock created from dying foraminifera, bryozoa, mollusks, and corals from as early as the Paleocene, a period of ~ 65. 5 — 55. 8 Ma.

* Tom Scholz, guitarist for 70's rock group Boston ; their debut album was recorded in his basement in Wayland.

The album was composed as a retrospective on the band's career, featuring early singles, mid-period b-sides and recent live tracks, illustrating their path from a " tiny L. A. basement studio into alternative rock superstardom ".

According to the rock assemblage as well as the complexly deformed ophiolite basement and arc intrusions, the Coastal Complex of western Newfoundland may well have been formed by this mechanism.

He became interested in rock music due to the influence of his older brothers Bernard and James, whose band rehearsed in the family basement.

Additionally, free music events are often presented in the basement of the student dorm Lunt, adjacent to the Lunt Café, through the campus organization the Federation of United Concert Series, showcasing genres including funk, rock, blues, and jazz.

In Nigeria, the dominant type of basement rock intersected by wells drilled for hydrocarbons, limestone, or water is granite.

The three sedimentary basins in Nigeria are underlain by continental crust except in the Niger delta, where the basement rock is interpreted to be oceanic crust.

The Salinian Block basement rocks are overlain by Miocene rock strata of the Lompico Sandstone, the Vaqueros Sandstone and the Santa Margarita Formation.

A fall line ( or fall zone ) is a geomorphologic unconformity ( e. g., monoclinal faulting or flexing ) between an upland region of relatively hard crystalline basement rock and a coastal plain of softer sedimentary rock.

The bolide impacted at a speed of many kilometers per second, punching a deep hole through the sediments and into the granite continental basement rock.

The bolide itself was completely vaporised, with the basement rock being fractured to depths of, and a peak ring being raised around it.

The gold deposits are associated with both basement rock and fluvial deposits.

There he discovers that Nahum is keeping a space rock in his basement and using it to grow giant vegetation.

Precambrian basement rock in this region is overlaid with sediments bearing coal from the Cretaceous and Tertiary age.

Western Darfur is dominated by the third feature, basement rock, sometimes covered with a thin layer of sandy soil.

The central area of the ground floor of a heavily constructed apartment building, with concrete floors, should provide more fallout protection than the ordinary basement of a family dwelling.

The units can be installed in basement, attic, crawlspace, or in a closet located in the living area.

There is still an area of her original castle in the basement of the House ( the Dungeons ), which is on view to visitors.

The Calabrian area shows basement ( crystalline and metamorphic rocks ) of Paleozoic and younger ages, covered by ( mostly Upper ) Neogene sediments.

The earlier works were mainly dedicated to the evolution of the basement rocks of the area.

: Perhaps the most interesting area of the club, the prop room consists of a cavernous basement much larger than the club itself.

The handicapped accessible building includes a library, office, bird viewing area, exhibit room, featuring interpretive displays on various interesting " bits of nature " relevant to the area, and a full basement with kitchen, restrooms, classroom / meeting rooms.

This concrete shell and the basement area it enclosed required two years to complete, and up to 40 workers on site 24 hours per day.

According to local historical records, many Quaker homes in this area had a trap door leading to the basement to help slaves escape.

The basement of the keep has an area of 385 m < sup > 2 </ sup > ( 4, 144 ft < sup > 2 </ sup >), and the interior of the keep contains special facilities that are not seen in other castles, including lavatories, a drain board, and a kitchen corridor.

The ground floor, foyer area and basement levels of One Canada Square are open to the general public, having an underground shopping area and a transport interchange from Canary Wharf tube and Docklands Light Railway stations.

The tower also had its own telephone exchange installed in one of the basement levels – this area was fitted with panoramic photographs of the London skyline, creating the illusion of being above ground.

In 1998, Mr. Amitin sold the house to Don & Sue LaSala, who maintain the house as a private residence and keep the creative tradition alive by creating music in the basement with friends from the Woodstock area and beyond.

This situation ensured there would never be a crypt or basement area.

This property, his second home in that area, with eight bedrooms and bathrooms, an " Irish bar " in the basement, tennis courts, Japanese and English themed gardens and swimming and tennis facilities, was sold for around $ US2. 4 million in 2000

The West Bloomfield JCC houses two gymnasiums which can be made into three gyms using a movable wall, a workout area, an indoor full size and kiddie pool, an outdoor full size pool, a kosher restaurant, a Michigan Jewish war veterans museum, an in line hockey center, a library, ceramics / art rooms, a large auditorium type room ( Handleman Hall ), an art museum, an area dedicated to teaching and learning about tzedakah ( charity ) called Shalom Street, a performing arts theater in its basement, a preschool, offices for summer camps, the previously mentioned preschool, and other administrative offices and organizations.

Some others may have a split foundation with a full basement below even the lower main living area.

The University of Oulu is known among hackers as the home of the Internet Relay Chat and for the File Transfer Protocol server x2ftp, named after the basement / blast shelter area in which it was physically located.

However, for each mechanism the epithelial cells ' " niche " can be delicately unique with different membrane receptor profiles and basement membrane thickness from specific branching area to area, so as to regulate cell growth or differentiation sub-locally.

On 16 February 2012, an inspection by officials of the Buildings Department revealed a basement with an area of more than 2200 square feet ( 11 m by 19 m ) that was not documented in the approved floor plan.

They generally reproduce indoors, especially in situations that provide continuous dark, moist conditions, such as a basement, shower or laundry area, as well as organic debris to serve as food.