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The Strange "Egg-Laying" Rockfaces Of Planet EarthConcretion in the Dakota Sandstone in Colorado, US. James St. John/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

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The Strange "Egg-Laying" Rockfaces Of Planet EarthConcretion in the Dakota Sandstone in Colorado, US. James St. John/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
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Under Unique Conditions, Rockfaces Can Lay Egg-Like Cannonball Concretions

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One Of The World’s Largest And Rarest “Fancy Red” Diamonds Has Been Studied For The First TimeWhat a beauty! The Winston Red Diamond, an exquisite 2.33 carat Fancy red diamond.

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One Of The World’s Largest And Rarest “Fancy Red” Diamonds Has Been Studied For The First TimeWhat a beauty! The Winston Red Diamond, an exquisite 2.33 carat Fancy red diamond.
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One Of The World’s Largest And Rarest “Fancy Red” Diamonds Has Been Studied For The First Time

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Morenci Mine, The Largest Copper Mine In US, Is A Sight To BeholdMorenci Mine, the largest copper mine in the US, located in Arizona.

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Morenci Mine, The Largest Copper Mine In US, Is A Sight To BeholdMorenci Mine, the largest copper mine in the US, located in Arizona.
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Morenci Mine, The Largest Copper Mine In US, Is A Sight To Behold

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Satellite Image Shows A Human Head Peering Out Of The Landscape In CanadaThe side profile of a "human face" appears in the landscape around 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Medicine Hat in Alberta, Canada.

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Satellite Image Shows A Human Head Peering Out Of The Landscape In CanadaThe side profile of a "human face" appears in the landscape around 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Medicine Hat in Alberta, Canada.
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Satellite Image Shows A Human Head Peering Out Of The Landscape In Canada

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What Is This Giant Line That Slices Through Scotland?The Great Glen Fault, highlighted with a red circle, shown on a satellite image of snow-capped Scotland.

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What Is This Giant Line That Slices Through Scotland?The Great Glen Fault, highlighted with a red circle, shown on a satellite image of snow-capped Scotland.
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What Is This Giant Line That Slices Through Scotland?

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Please Stop Jamming Coins Into The Rocky Cracks Of Legendary Giant's CausewayThe Giant's Causeway features around 40,000 naturally formed interlocking basalt columns.

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Please Stop Jamming Coins Into The Rocky Cracks Of Legendary Giant's CausewayThe Giant's Causeway features around 40,000 naturally formed interlocking basalt columns.
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Please Stop Jamming Coins Into The Rocky Cracks Of Legendary Giant's Causeway

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Hells Canyon, The Deepest River Gorge In The US, Was Created Incredibly RecentlyThe Snake River flows through Hells Canyon on the border of Idaho and Oregon

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Hells Canyon, The Deepest River Gorge In The US, Was Created Incredibly RecentlyThe Snake River flows through Hells Canyon on the border of Idaho and Oregon
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Hells Canyon, The Deepest River Gorge In The US, Was Created Incredibly Recently

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Hawaiian Volcanoes Have Erupted With Gold That Came From Earth's CoreLava field of a volcano with a beautiful sky and sunset in background

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Hawaiian Volcanoes Have Erupted With Gold That Came From Earth's CoreLava field of a volcano with a beautiful sky and sunset in background
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Hawaiian Volcanoes Have Erupted With Gold That Came From Earth's Core

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The Earth's Core Is Leaking. The Result: More GoldRed Orange vibrant Molten Lava flowing onto grey lavafield and glossy rocky land near hawaiian volcano with vog on background

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The Earth's Core Is Leaking. The Result: More GoldRed Orange vibrant Molten Lava flowing onto grey lavafield and glossy rocky land near hawaiian volcano with vog on background
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The Earth's Core Is Leaking. The Result: More Gold

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Plastic Rocks Are A "New And Terrifying" Phenomenon Coming To A Shore Near YouBlue plasticrust seen in Giglio island, Italy in 2019.

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Plastic Rocks Are A "New And Terrifying" Phenomenon Coming To A Shore Near YouBlue plasticrust seen in Giglio island, Italy in 2019.
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Plastic Rocks Are A "New And Terrifying" Phenomenon Coming To A Shore Near You

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World’s Largest Cliff-Top Boulder Was Rolled From 30-Meter-High Cliff By Ancient TsunamiThe Maka Lahi boulder in Indonesia

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World’s Largest Cliff-Top Boulder Was Rolled From 30-Meter-High Cliff By Ancient TsunamiThe Maka Lahi boulder in Indonesia
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World’s Largest Cliff-Top Boulder Was Rolled From 30-Meter-High Cliff By Ancient Tsunami

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“One Of World’s Largest Copper, Gold, And Silver Resources” Found In South AmericaThree Guanacos keep watch over the Ischigualasto Nature Reserve in San Juan Province, Argentina.

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“One Of World’s Largest Copper, Gold, And Silver Resources” Found In South AmericaThree Guanacos keep watch over the Ischigualasto Nature Reserve in San Juan Province, Argentina.
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“One Of World’s Largest Copper, Gold, And Silver Resources” Found In South America

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A Giant Mountain Range Has Been Hidden Under Antarctica's Ice For Millions Of YearsSomewhere beneath here, in East Antarctica, there's a massive mountain range.

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A Giant Mountain Range Has Been Hidden Under Antarctica's Ice For Millions Of YearsSomewhere beneath here, in East Antarctica, there's a massive mountain range.
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A Giant Mountain Range Has Been Hidden Under Antarctica's Ice For Millions Of Years

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When Did The Earth's Magnetic Field Form?This stereoscopic visualization shows a simple model of the Earth’s magnetic field. The magnetic field partially shields the Earth from harmful charged particles emanating from the Sun.

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When Did The Earth's Magnetic Field Form?This stereoscopic visualization shows a simple model of the Earth’s magnetic field. The magnetic field partially shields the Earth from harmful charged particles emanating from the Sun.
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When Did The Earth's Magnetic Field Form?

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117-Million-Year-Old Sediment Waves Near Africa Show How Atlantic Ocean Was FormedThe beaming blue coast of Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.

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117-Million-Year-Old Sediment Waves Near Africa Show How Atlantic Ocean Was FormedThe beaming blue coast of Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
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117-Million-Year-Old Sediment Waves Near Africa Show How Atlantic Ocean Was Formed

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