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I know I brought back a handful of these last time I was in Japan, but I can't find any of them. Fortunately Ed had some, and it's not like they're actually worth anything, which is why they are made of aluminum in the first place. Reader Lawrence Spiwak told me an interesting ...
According to sailing lore, aquamarine could ensure safe passage for sailors, and many wore the stone on their bodies or slept with an aquamarine under the pillow for peaceful sleep. Sailors also believed that mermaids had tails made of aquamarine. In addition to being the sailors' lucky stone,...
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Edge of sputtering target. See previous sample for an explanation of what you're seeing here. This is the same object as pictured in the previous item description, but this time we're getting a close-up look at the texture of the outer edge. Click the spin video to get a complete tour...
Aquamarine Aquamarine is a blue variety of the mineral beryl. It receives its name from its seawater color. It ranges from a very light blue to a richly saturated blue. The richer color is much more desired. Aventurine Aventurine is a quartz variety that contains a blizzard of tiny reflective...
of the container so it shows one kind of surface on the top and quite a different kind where it was resting on other semi-molten blobs underneath. Contrast the relatively dull broken crystal surfaces of this 99.5% pure lump with the much shinier, crisper crystals of the 99.99+% lump above...
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AquamarineAquamarine is a blue variety of beryl, the family that also includes emerald and morganite. It is a stone of water, and empowers the wearer with the calm wisdom and power of the Divine Feminine. AventurineGreen aventurine is a variety of quartz with a subtle shimmer. It is a sto...
This is an image of Homer Simpson etched on a wafer of hyper-pure silicon. If you're not familiar with the American animated television series The Simpsons, your response to the news of such an object is likely to be "What?". If you are, it's more likely to be "Why?". Source: ...