Quatr.us > Math >Geometry > Quadrilaterals > Rhombuses. Rhombus. A rhombus is a kind of quadrilateral that has two sides that are parallel to each other, and another two sides that are parallel to each other. A rhombus is a special kind of parallelogram, and squares and rectangles are special kinds of rhombus. To figure out the perimeter of the rhombus, you can add the lengths of all the sides together. To figure out the area of a rhombus, you have to cut it into shapes that are easier to figure out. You want to cut it into a rectangle and two right triangles.
James Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California in 1848, started the California Gold Rush.
By the end of the Gold Rush in 1855, more complicated methods for gathering the gold had been invented, and these methods included equipment for mining the gold from the surrounding underground rock formations. Related Pages: What year was gold discovered in California? Who was president during the California gold rush?