Science & Nature
The Law, the Prophets and the Writings Part 4 - Heir of the World
Floater cluster of Azurite crystals, fully crystallized on all sides. Shi Lu Cooper Mine, Guangdong Prov., China
"This spectacular karst formation is called the Sphere or sometimes known as the Globe is part of the Knockan Crag, a line of cliffs in Assynt, Scotland. The name means “crag of the small hill”."
//A nice Quartz crystal pair, both with hematite staining and inclusions and rare blue Papagoite included. Papagoite is quite rare, known from only 4 locales worldwide according to mindat.
"This 40-foot-long sliver of granite on Half Dome, named the Thank God Ledge, is the only way to get beyond the Visor, a massive roof that looms over the Regular Northwest Face route. Most people crawl, says Alex Honnold, but he prefers to walk it, face out, since that's "cooler." The 30 seconds it takes to get across requires absolutely no technical climbing skill, but even Honnold admits it's sobering to look at 1,800 feet of air. Photo: Jimmy Chin/National Geographic.