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" ~ Björn Kurtén in "How to Deep Freeze a Mammoth" In the popular imagination

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Above: Large and Small Trilobite Pendants side-by-side

your mother will attend Charles and Diana's royal wedding

Bismuth Rainbow Crystal Staircase - 1.414" earring " ~ Björn Kurtén inBismuth is an element (Bi 83) best known for its unusual staircase shape, the result of bismuth atoms attaching to the edge of a rapidly growing crystal. This is called hoppering, when atoms are drawn to the edge of a structure, creating a lattice formation. This specimen is a Bismuth Rainbow Crystal, measuring 1. 414". While bismuth's practical uses are limited beyond some pharmaceuticals, the element's utterly unique colors and shape continue to