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The Emerald City of OZ

SDAI-Tech1 — 3/28/2007 9:41:52 PM (archived)

source:gemsociety.org

A Trapiche emerald has much the same geometric configuration and demonstrates how certain minerals form with very specific shapes. With the atmospheric composition of Saturn, apparently such shapes are possible at the poles.

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• A hexagone in Saturn's north pole - Raoul - 3/27/2007 3:15:56 PM
  • The Emerald City of OZ - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/28/2007 9:41:52 PM
    • Just a darn minute ! - podrock - 3/29/2007 3:15:01 AM
      • Sorry about that - Robert - 3/29/2007 2:50:21 PM
        • You do not want to see... - podrock - 3/30/2007 2:39:31 AM
        • re: Sorry about that - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/29/2007 11:22:44 PM
          • Tell me 'bout it. - podrock - 3/30/2007 12:09:57 AM
        • Ohhh, theres yer problem - Yeti - 3/29/2007 7:10:00 PM
  • Another photo - TB - 3/28/2007 2:00:29 PM
    • re: South pole - Raoul - 3/28/2007 7:55:49 PM
      • Dang. You're right on that not being a real picture. - TB - 3/29/2007 12:30:43 AM
        • re: Dang. You're right on that not being a real picture. - ER - 3/29/2007 1:43:55 AM
          • Rendering - TB - 3/29/2007 5:18:19 AM
      • "Real picture." - Bowser - 3/28/2007 8:05:57 PM
  • tropical storms... - podrock - 3/28/2007 1:42:18 PM
    • re: Geometric whirlpools revealed - SteveS - 3/29/2007 12:06:33 PM
    • The South Pole sure looked like the eye of a tropical storm... - podrock - 3/28/2007 4:15:32 PM
    • some quick links: - podrock - 3/28/2007 2:26:44 PM
  • What size of spanner would you use? - nick hoffman - 3/28/2007 10:59:20 AM
    • re: Looks Metric! (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 3/28/2007 8:57:43 PM
    • re: What size of spanner would you use? - father earth - 3/28/2007 7:18:51 PM
    • re: Angle - Raoul - 3/28/2007 3:34:45 PM
  • re: Amazing - SteveS - 3/28/2007 1:24:03 AM
  • re: A hexagone in Saturn's north pole - lance - 3/27/2007 6:07:30 PM
    • They're called "Gas Giants" for a reason - nick hoffman - 3/28/2007 10:57:22 AM
      • "- - - heavy, rocky core- - - " - Bowser - 3/28/2007 2:41:10 PM
        • re: "- - - heavy, rocky core- - - " - nick hoffman - 3/28/2007 10:16:08 PM
          • Doing it the easy way... - TB - 3/29/2007 4:36:57 PM
    • Don't think Saturn has a "surface" as such. (n/t) - TB - 3/27/2007 8:27:11 PM
      • surface, schmurface - lance - 3/28/2007 1:14:44 PM
        • You try getting through thousands of miles of metallic hydrogen - . - 3/28/2007 7:56:58 PM
          • Don't tell Richard Hoagland !! n't (n/t) - Jeff F - 3/28/2007 10:52:59 PM
            • Case closed - It is scientifically impossible to directly measure the inner rocky core of a gas giant. - lance - 3/29/2007 5:54:33 AM
              • Spare me the anti-science whine - . - 3/29/2007 12:32:45 PM