1200gr or 6000 ct Largest Freeform Black Opal In The World
crookedindifference:

Laser Geodynamics Satellite I, 1976

The LAGEOS I, Laser Geodynamics Satellite, was launched on May 4, 1976 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The two-foot diameter, 900-pound satellite orbited the Earth from pole to pole and measured the movements of the Earth’s surface relative to earthquakes, continental drift, and other geophysical phenomena.The mirrored surface of the satellite precisely reflected laser beams from ground stations for accurate ranging measurements. Scientists at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. came up with the idea for the satellite and built it at the Marshall Center.
bijoux-et-mineraux:

Fluorite on Sphalerite

ntsouprake:

                                           Castle on the Hill

You can build the love of your life a home,deep in the heart of the mountains,more elaborate then any other for hundreds of miles.Styled after the most gorgeous medieval castle in Scotland.You can import slate for the roof from England, marble for the floors,staircase and fireplace from Italy,you can import a magnificent iron gate from France,even cover one fireplace in gold leaf.You can give every room steam heat and electricity long before any other home around had it………but you cant make her live in it.

(via fuckyeahabandonedplaces)

oldbookillustrations:

The nurse and the wolf.

Ernest Griset, from Æsop’s fables, with text based chiefly upon Croxall, La Fontaine and L’Estrange, London, New York, 1869.

(Source: archive.org)

txchnologist:

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Like a thief in the night, the malaria parasite did its quick work and vanished inside a blood cell. But someone else was watching.

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truebluemeandyou:

Cat Fashion. These are all from Balletcats, designed by Jordan Marzuki. You can follow Balletcats on FB here or read an in depth article about the company here. First seen at Kittenhood here.
truebluemeandyou:

DIY Summer Shorts Roundup Part 1. For DIY shorts that I’ve posted go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/shorts
Paint Scribble Jewel Embellished Jean Shorts by I Spy DIY here.
 Bleach and Paint Galaxy Shorts from 2nd Funniest Thing here.
Bleached Shorts Failure and Success and Important Tips from Oh So Pretty here.
Lace Insets Tutorial from Clones & Clowns here.
DIY Easy Bleached Geometric Shorts Tutorial and Template from Boat People here.
Faded Stamped Stars Cut Off Jeans from La Vie en Rose here.
Faux Laser Cut Shorts from Love Aesthetics here.
Bleached and Doodle Shorts from Dare to DIY here.
Lace Tuxedo Stripes for Shorts Tutorial from Swellmayde here.