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Meet The Rarest Natural Element on Earth
This sample of uranite contains a vanishingly small amount of astatine. Image adapted with permission from Prof James Marshall’s (U. North Texas, USA) Walking Tour of the elements CD. It’s so rare, there’s just 30 grams TOTAL in Earth’s crust. … Continue reading
Australian Lake Turns Pink in Incredible Natural Phenomenon
The Westgate Park’s salt lakes in Melbourne Parks Victoria This is very much a real, natural phenomenon that occurs all over the planet. It’s what happens when the only thing living in a supersalty lake is a single-celled, salt-loving microbe … Continue reading
Scientists Identify 208 Natural Minerals That Formed From Human Activity
Simonkolleite – an anthropogenic mineral. Credit: RRUFF We’ve created 208 new minerals: Time for a new, human-influenced Anthropocene epoch? Scientists have identified a sudden explosion of mineral diversity on the surface of our planet that would not exist if it … Continue reading
Cherry Blossom Stones is a Natural Wonder (Photos)
Cherry blossom stones (pinite) (muscovite mica replacing intergrown cordierite-indialite) (mid-Cretaceous, 98 Ma; Kameoka, Honshu Island, Japan). Photo: John Rakovan et. al. One of the most famous & visually intriguing geologic materials collected in Japan is the cherry blossom stone. These … Continue reading
Third-ever natural quasicrystal found in Siberian meteorite
Quasicrystal atomic structure (L): Talapin et al; Synthetic quasicrystal (R): US Department of Energy Scientists Find a Quasicrystal from Outer Space in a Russian MeteoritePhysicists have uncovered an ultra-rare quasicrystal in a piece of Russian meteorite, and it’s only the … Continue reading
Introducing Natural Resources
‘Introducing Natural Resources’ is the latest in the Dunedin Academic Press series of introductions to scientific subjects, in particular, the earth sciences. You will probably be aware that I have positively reviewed a large number of them for this magazine, … Continue reading
Natural wonders of the Maghreb (Morocco)
Morocco is a popular tourist destination. Most people travel to the white beaches of Agadir to sunbathe and relax, to watch the magicians on Djemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech, or to go shopping in the UNESCO-protected Osouk of Fes. However, … Continue reading
gemstones-crystals-himalayansalt: Rare variety of Natural…
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pullmeundertechnicolor: I went to the Harvard Museum of Natural…
pullmeundertechnicolor: I went to the Harvard Museum of Natural History to check out minerals today and was so overwhelmed. Geology Nerd
brazilminerals: Alien Opal (Picture taken under natural…
brazilminerals: Alien Opal (Picture taken under natural sunlight ) – from Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil www.brazilminerals.com http://stores.ebay.com/brazilcollectionminerals/ Geology Nerd