Trap rock Trap rock Trap rock, also known as either trapp or trap, is any dark-colored, fine-grained, non-granitic intrusive or extrusive igneous rock. Types of trap rock include basalt, peridotite, diabase, and gabbro. Trapp (trap) is also used to refer to flood (plateau) basalts, e.g. the Deccan Traps and Siberian Traps. The erosion of trap rock created by the stacking of successive lava flows often created a distinct stairstep landscape from which the term "trap" was derived from the Swedish word "trappa", which means "stairway". The slow cooling of magma either as a sill or as a thick lava flow sometimes creates
From Me Flows What You Call Time From Me Flows What You Call Time From Me Flows What You Call Time is a 90-page novella by David Mitchell completed in 2016 and not to be published until 2114. It is part of a series by artist Katie Paterson called Future Library project calling for contributions from popular writers for novels to be published in 2114. The title is taken from a piece of music by the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. As authors are revealed on a yearly basis, Mitchell was the second author whose participation in the project was made public following Margaret Atwood. Mitchell called the