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$50 Million Swiped in Diamond Heist
March 2013 by Associated Press
Eight masked gunmen forced their way through the security fence at Brussels’ international airport, drove onto the tarmac and snatched some $50 million worth of diamonds from the hold of a Swiss-bound plane without firing a shot.Additional articles that might interest you...
The Paradox Basin—Part I
July 2005
In the four corners region of America there is a place—a very special place—called the Paradox Basin. It appears empty, but is quite full if you look at it from the correct perspective.
In the four corners region of America there is a place—a very special place—called the Paradox Basin. It appears empty, but is quite full if you look at it from the correct perspective.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
February 2014
• Not so happy birthday
• Even more support for the PLP
• Not so happy birthday
• Even more support for the PLP
Tasers and Mining Don't Mix
March 2015
First, the US Forest Service does not have any authority to enforce or administer any “claim jumping” laws, period.
First, the US Forest Service does not have any authority to enforce or administer any “claim jumping” laws, period.
Journeys in the Kingman Quadrangle
August 2007
This is a story of a bit of our earth, carved by lines of longitude and latitude. There is a deep mystery in this land. The naked mountains speak of long ages of thrusting and rifting—of uplift and erosion. These riddles in the rock defy explanation.
This is a story of a bit of our earth, carved by lines of longitude and latitude. There is a deep mystery in this land. The naked mountains speak of long ages of thrusting and rifting—of uplift and erosion. These riddles in the rock defy explanation.
Calcite and Limestone
February 2017
The other distinguishing feature of calcite has to do with its chemistry. Geologists sometimes take a small bottle of dilute hydrochloric acid out into the field with them because calcite reacts with acids to make a bubbly foam.
The other distinguishing feature of calcite has to do with its chemistry. Geologists sometimes take a small bottle of dilute hydrochloric acid out into the field with them because calcite reacts with acids to make a bubbly foam.
The Bawl Mill
April 2007
• It’s time for a change
• No such thing as a free lunch
• Cold weather interrupts global warming expedition
• It’s time for a change
• No such thing as a free lunch
• Cold weather interrupts global warming expedition
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