This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud. LÍTLA DÍMUN IS THE SMALLEST of the Faroe Islands’ 18 main islands. But though it may be tiny, the islet still has the power to influence the atmosphere. A lenticular cloud often drapes over it like a wet, vapory blanket. These stationary clouds typically form over mountain peaks or other protruding … [Read more...] about Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands
Neolithic era
Malachite
Malachite is a coppercarbonate hydroxide mineral, with the formulaCu2CO3(OH)2. This opaque, green-banded mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, and most often forms botryoidal, fibrous, or stalagmitic masses, in fractures and deep, underground spaces, where the water table and hydrothermal fluids provide the means for chemical precipitation. Individual crystals … [Read more...] about Malachite