They compared prices at Whole Foods stores in half a dozen cities to those at various competing supermarkets to determine which stores were cheaper. They found that Whole Foods is about 15% more expensive than other conventional supermarkets, such as Kroger, Wegmans, and Safeway.
A type of igneous rock. Basalt is the most common rock type in the earth's crust and makes up most of the ocean floor.
Bruce Peter Luyendyk. Authigenic sediment, deep-sea sediment that has been formed in place on the seafloor. The most significant authigenic sediments in modern ocean basins are metal-rich sediments and manganese nodules. Metal-rich sediments include those enriched by iron, manganese, copper, chromium, and lead.