Tornado activity: Annawan-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 3/29/1981, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.7 miles away from the Annawan town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
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Quartz is the second most abundant material in the earth's crust (which is good), but the acrylic resins used in quartz countertops are petroleum by-products, and they often contain alumina trihydrate fillers made from bauxite ore, which is mined primarily under toxic conditions in developing countries.aterial: Quartz. How It's Made: Quartz countertops are man-made engineered stone countertops formed by combining 90% ground quartz (a natural hard mineral) with 8-10% resins, polymers, and pigments. This forms a very hard granite-like surface.