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eileen


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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:24 am   Post subject: Just grains of sand but....


.... look at how beautiful they are when they're magnified 250 times!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2011471/Pictures-sand-Close-photographs-reveal-incredible-beauty.html


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Sjoerd

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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:05 am   Post subject:


I really enjoyed seeing those photographs of individual sand grains.
I am glad that you posted this.


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cherylad


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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:13 pm   Post subject:


If I would have just seen the photos, I would have sworn they were rocks! Neato!

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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:38 pm   Post subject:


That's amazing, all those tiny bits of color, fossils and crystals.

I just sent the link to my oldest daughter who teaches 6th and 7th grade science and includes a section on Geology each year.


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daisybeans

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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:56 pm   Post subject:


Oh now that is really something to see. I will look at my beach in a whole different way....


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Jerry Sullivan


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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:47 am   Post subject:


The world of the very small is fascinating to explore. There are always surprises.
I spent 20 years with my eyes in a microscope and was always amazed with what I saw.

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carolyn keiper

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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:06 am   Post subject:


That is really interesting and they are so beautiful. each one is such a work of art. thanks for the link.

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EJ

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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:17 am   Post subject:


Now they are beeeeeeutiful


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AAnightowl


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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:26 am   Post subject:


Those are awesome pics Eileen ! Like snowflakes, probably no two are identical, at least not many of them. Stew Face 1

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