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A new gem shop has opened in the Crossroads Center Mall, offering a wide variety of shiny crystals and unique stones. PT Rocks and Gems opened in the mall Wednesday, becoming owner Phil Barrett's ...
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Scientists Crushed Rocks in Iceland—and May Have Solved the Fall of the Roman EmpireWhen it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...
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Curiosity Rover Finds Sulfur Crystals In Martian Rock“Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is ... so exciting,” said a NASA team member. The crystals were detected inside cracks in the rock, offering a glimpse into the Red Planet ...
Many minerals form beautiful crystals, but the most prized of all are gemstones. Uncut gems often look fairly ordinary–like rocks. It's only when they are cut and polished that they obtain the ...
As well as a range of artefacts including pottery, stone implements and cremated bones, they uncovered rock crystal which had been knapped like the flint at the site, but unlike the flint, it had not ...
The information comes from tiny zircon crystals found inside the rocks. Unusual small stones on a beach in Iceland may help tell the story of the Roman Empire’s demise. A team of researchers ...
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