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How does the moon smell? Ask any Apollo moonwalker about the odiferous nature of the lunar dirt.
Photo Source: Peace, Love and Kindergarten Add excitement to your insect unit with these cute ideas on ants that were featured over at Peace, Love and Kindergarten! The creative ideas will incorporate ants into every lesson throughout your day - language arts, reading, science and even art - so by the end of the day your kiddos will be ant experts! Begin your adventure into ants by reading a story together as a class. A perfect selection would be The World of Ants by Melvin Berger. Then continue on with these wonderful ideas: Ant Anchor Chart Photo Source: Peace, Love and Kindergarten After reading a fun story to introduce ants to your class, take time to put together an anchor chart filled with everything you learned. Ant Craft Photo Source: Peace, Love and Kindergarten Take a creativity break and have your kiddos create their very own ants. All you'll need: black and white construction paper, scissors and glue. And if you want to spruce up the ants a bit, give each student a pair of wiggle eyes! Creative Writing Activity Photo Source: Peace, Love and Kindergarten Set the stage for a creative writing activity by reading Hey, Little Ant together as a class. The story is about a little boy who goes around stepping on ants and it is told from the perspective of the little boy and the ant. When you're finished, pose the following question to your class: "Should the boy step on the ant?" Reading their answers and reasons should be really entertaining! Photo Source: Peace, Love and Kindergarten Photo Source: Peace, Love and Kindergarten Once your kiddos are finished with their writing assignments, use them as a super cute classroom display! Photo Source: Peace, Love and Kindergarten Ant-Themed Word Wall Photo Source: Peace, Love and Kindergarten Use your students ant crafts to spruce up your word wall for the week! Aren't these ideas perfect for your insect unit?! For extra inspiration, be sure to check out Peace, Love and Kindergarten!
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Danburite Crystal from Charcas, Mexico1 ½” – 2″ $15.99 Danburite Crystal½” – ¾” $9.99 Danburite Natural Crystal $52.00 Danburite Crystal #450-8 Pink Danburite Crystal #450-8 2.4″ x 1.1″ x .7″ Mina Aurora, Charcas, Mexico ships within 48 hours Shipping fees Approximate Size: see sizes above Color: white to very pale pink Zodiac:...
Beryl crystals on schorl from a vug in a pegmatite Photo by Rob Laninsky As can be seen from the list if gemstones found in pegmatites most of them come from LCT pegmatites. The major components of these pegmatites beside the usual feldspar, quartz and mica are Lithium, Cesium and Tantalum hence LCT pegmatites. The three primary pegmatites grade into each other according to depth and pressure. The simple pegmatite is the closest to the body of intrusive granite having the highest pressure and temperature. As the temperature and pressure decreases the simple pegmatite grades into the LCT pegmatite, and finally grades into a NYF pegmatite. The NYF pegmatite contains the elements neodymium, yttrium and fluorine hence its name NYF. The simple pegmatite does not contain miarolitic cavities usually, but as the pegmatite grades into the LCT phase the cavities become more prevalent, and in a NYF pegmatite they are quite common. It is in these cavities where the gems form usually as flawless crystals under the right conditions. It is estimated that only about 10% of these cavities produce flawless gems. These cavities are usually termed “vugs” when they are inside a pegmatite. Topaz crystal on quartz from a pegmatite Photo by Rob Lavinsky If the vug is cracked or broken by earth movements it will lose its pressure causing the crystals to shatter so they are found as fragments on the floor of the vug. Another common feature of vugs is allowing more hydrothermal fluid to enter causing this additional fluid to etch the minerals present, and sometimes completely removing them. A late stage in the formation of a vug is the production of clay that coats the crystals with a thin layer. Unless the integrity of the vug has been breached this clay layer is composed of leftovers from the process of pegmatization. If the vug has been breached the clay is clay that has been washed into the pegmatite from surface sources. In either case the clay is usually kaolin. Red tourmaline crystals with quartz and lipidolite on calcite Photo by Rob Lavinsky Even though the gem forming minerals are located in vugs in the center zone of the pegmatite the same minerals forming the pegmatite are found locked within the body of the pegmatite in this case the stones contain so many imperfections and fractures to render them useless as gems for the most part. These minerals can include many of those used as gems, but in this case they can be used as ores for several important metals such as lithium, cesium and niobium and tantalum. Most of the LCT pegmatites display zoning with each zone carrying a specific suite of minerals. Some of these pegmatites can have as many as seven different zones. The center zone is composed mainly of quartz, and is also the zone containing the vugs. The gem containing vugs can range in size from a few centimeters to the size of a large room. Some of these large vugs can contain several million dollars worth of gemstones as some of the monsters in the Pala district of southern California or the monster found by two hunters in Newry, Maine that yielded $8 million worth of gem grade tourmaline. Other fabulous finds of pegmatite gems are found all over the world. Some of the most prominent have been found recently in Afghanistan and Pakistan that have produced many valuable gemstones.
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Hatcher, the Smithsonian's celebrated Triceratops, is making his last stand.
I'm a scientist and I love to show science glassware and nature together because science and nature are one in the same. This print of an original piece of art is printed on premium white natural matte paper in four sizes with the typical size being 8 x 10 inch: 4 x 6 inch 8 x 10 inch 11 x 17 inch 13 x 19 inch See the picture for the size comparisons. Domestic shipping is free with orders over $35 but international shipping is not free. Please keep in mind that if your order is lost through international shipping, I cannot resend the order. Oftentimes, the shipping can be as much as the item itself, depending on the international destination, making it difficult for me to eat that cost. I'll do my best to help you out! Copyright information: All artwork and content on the Etsy store of TypograPhyl (Phillip Knutson) is legally protected by U.S. & International copyright laws. Images may be used for personal use, as in screen savers, or printed out for household decor, but under NO circumstance is it permitted for you to use them for commercial purposes, without proper and prior permission from TypograPhyl (Phillip Knutson). Unauthorized duplication or usage for commercial purposes is prohibited by the Copyright law and will be prosecuted. We protect our copyright interests. TypograPhyl (Phillip Knutson) retains all of the copyrights to all artwork on this Etsy store, regardless of having sold the original image. You must contact him or his legal advisors in order to use an image for commercial purposes, whether or not you now own the original artwork. Thank you.
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