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    Elbaite - Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA
    "Gem quality multi-colored glassy transparent loose terminated elbaite crystal measuring 5.0 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm in size. Only with a 10x loupe can I find one small area on the termination with extremely light chipping; to my naked eye this is damage-free. Complete all around. A beautiful gem crystal with several different zones of color throughout. Weighs 6 grams."  
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  • Devils Tower in 3D

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    3D view by Volkan Yuksel...To view, click on images above to enarge, cross your eyes, focus on center image

    Devils Tower (Lakota: Mato Tipila, which means “Bear Lodge”) is a monolithic igneous intrusion or volcanic neck located in the Black Hills near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises dramatically 1,267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding terrain and the summit is 5,112 feet (1,558 m) above sea level.

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  • When Paper Under the Microscope Becomes Incredible Art

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    Photo: Charles Kazilek/Gene Valentine  

    Handmade paper from Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.).

    "You likely know that almost all paper is made from plant material (cellulose). What you might not know is that a large part of paper strength is the hydrogen bonding that occurs from fiber-to-fiber."

    More on this is found in the "Cookbook for Papermaking at Home and in the Classroom".

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  • Old Star Clusters Shed New Light on Starbirth

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    NGC 3603 - Credit: NASA, ESA, R. O'Connell (University of Virginia), F. Paresce (National Institute for Astrophysics, Bologna, Italy), E. Young (Universities Space Research Association/Ames Research Center), the WFC3 Science Oversight Committee, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

    "Hovering about the galactic plane and locked in the embrace of a spiral galaxy’s arms, open star clusters usually contain up to a few hundred members and generally span around thirty light years across..."
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