Seafloor spreading has been traced, by dating minerals found in a unique grouping of rock units thought to have been formed at the oceanic ridges, to 500 million years ago, with rare occurrences as early as 2 billion years ago.
Hardcore, punk, and garage rock were the roots of alternative rock, a diverse grouping of rock subgenres that were explicitly opposed to mainstream music, and that arose from the punk and post-punk styles.
Alternative rock is a diverse grouping of rock bands that in America developed largely from the hardcore scene in the 1980s in stark opposition to the mainstream music scene.
Metamorphic amphibolites are a more widespread and variable group of rocks formed through metamorphism.
This "strong genetic fingerprint" evidence suggests that the two groups of rocks were geographical neighbours 1.4 billion years ago.
One of the more challenging spots is the Race, near a group of rocks 12 miles north of Montauk Point and about 4 miles off Connecticut.
A walk from Icart Point took us to a view of the Pea Stacks, a group of rocks that Renoir lovingly painted.
Others are more reflective, overlooking the surrounding forest or a group of rocks covered with moss, as if they were zen gardens.
A Taiwanese politician who said recently that Japan owned the Senkaku Islands, a group of rocks also claimed by China and Taiwan, was called a traitor.
What may be even more remarkable than the growth of the past two years is the extent to which the oil comes from one group of rocks.
