The materials that the Earth's crust is made of are called rocks, and all rocks are made of minerals. 1  Minerals are to rocks what vegetables are to a salad. If you know what vegetables are in your salad, you can tell what kind of salad you have. Likewise, if you can identify the minerals in your rock, you can name it. Minerals are the fundamental unit for understanding rocks.
Portrayal of Meg Giry in The Phantom of the Opera. In the musical, Meg's mother, Madame Giry, is the one who suggests to the theatre managers to put Christine in the leading role of the opera Hannibal once leading lady Carlotta Giudicelli is spooked by the Phantom's threats. Normally she and Christine would be part of the ballet ensemble led by Madame Giry.
X-Factor auditions cancelled as family pays tribute to a 'special and kind lady'. Simon Cowell with his mother Julie and Sinitta Photo: PA. 4:46AM BST 06 Jul 2015. The mother of music mogul Simon Cowell, Julie Cowell, has died at the age of 89. The family said they were heartbroken and would miss her terribly. A spokesman for them confirmed that Mrs Cowell died on Sunday. They said: Today our beloved mum Julie passed away. Anyone who had met her would know what a truly special and kind lady she was. Mrs Cowell was the mother of four boys - Nicholas, Simon, Tony and Michael, and step-mother to John and June.