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World’s Second Largest Rough Diamond Too Big to Sell
Lesedi la Rona is the largest diamond discovered in more than a century, and the second-biggest ever found. A Canadian diamond-mining company may be forced to cut its prize diamond after failing to find a buyer at Sotheby’s last summer, … Continue reading
Moissanite: The Second Hardest Mineral in Nature after Diamond
The colours seen in moissanite from the Mount Carmel space of northern Israel vary from darkish blue to mild inexperienced. Formula: SiCSystem: HexagonalColour: Green, black, Blue, Colorless, Green yellow, YellowLustre: VitreousHardness: 9½ Moissanite is the identify given to naturally occurring … Continue reading
Extremely Rare Mineral found for only the Second time on Earth
The corundum stones contain a variety of rare minerals, including Moissanite and tistarite. A report was prepared by professor of geology William Griffin of Australia’s Macquarie University following his examination of the mineral samples of corundum stones sent to him … Continue reading
The Geology of South Wales: A Field Guide (Second Edition)
I quite like regional guides books, even about areas I haven’t been to and am unlikely to visit. That isn’t the case for South Wales, which is one of my favourite areas in the UK for both scenery and geology. … Continue reading
Planetary Geology: An Introduction (Second Edition)
It is a wonderful state of affairs that we can not only now write detailed books about planetary geology and geomorphology of the bodies in the solar system, but we can also illustrate them with wonderful photographs. Of course, this … Continue reading
A Fossil Guide to The East Yorkshire Coast (Second Edition)
Samuel McKie, who wrote the article opposite (‘A fossil hunter’s guide to the southeast Yorkshire coast’), has also produced a guide to the most common fossils that can be found at different sites along the Yorkshire coast. And, as he … Continue reading
World’s second largest meteorite discovered in Argentina
The meteorite, nicknamed ‘Gancedo,’ was found in a region inundated with space debris ? thus its nickname, ‘Field of Heaven.’ (Photo: Astronomy Association of Chaco) 30-ton meteorite uncovered in Argentina A 30,800-kilogram meteorite has been unearthed in Argentina over the … Continue reading
Shot Napoli fan has second operation
P(ANSA) – Rome, May 6 – A Napoli fan shot before Saturday’s Italian Cup Final against Fiorentina had a second operation to remove a piece of his colon overnight, his mother told reporters Tuesday.BR”My son had another operation, they cut … Continue reading
ECHR rejects second Berlusconi petition
P(see related) (ANSA) – Strasbourg, April 16 – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday rejected a second petition that would have obliged Italy to apply urgent measures to enable ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to stand in next month’s … Continue reading
Berlusconi and second wife Lario finalize divorce
IMG class=hide alt=”Berlusconi and second wife Lario finalize divorce” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wpid-a5bb423e633b03947daf2c5256810e0f.jpg” (ANSA) – Monza, February 18 – A court in the northern city of Monza on Tuesday finalized the divorce between former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his second wife Veronica … Continue reading