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  2. Migmatite - Wikipedia

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    Sederholm later placed more emphasis on the roles of assimilation and the actions of fluids in the formation of migmatites and used the term ‘ichor’, to describe them. Persuaded by the close connection between migmatization and granites in outcrop, Sederholm considered migmatites to be an intermediary between igneous and metamorphic rocks.

  3. Lodestone - Wikipedia

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    Lodestone attracting some iron nails Lodestone in the Hall of Gems of the Smithsonian Lodestone attracting small bits of iron. Lodestones are naturally magnetized pieces of the mineral magnetite. [1] [2] They are naturally occurring magnets, which can attract iron. The property of magnetism was first discovered in antiquity through lodestones. [3]

  4. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    Sunflowers do not always point to the Sun. Flowering sunflowers face a fixed direction (often east) all day long, but do not necessarily face the Sun. However, in an earlier developmental stage, before the appearance of flower heads, the immature buds do track the Sun (a phenomenon called heliotropism). Mature flowers face east.

  5. Magnetosome - Wikipedia

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    They contain iron-rich magnetic particles that are enclosed within a lipid bilayer membrane. Each magnetosome can often contain 15 to 20 magnetite crystals that form a chain which acts like a compass needle to orient magnetotactic bacteria in geomagnetic fields, thereby simplifying their search for their preferred microaerophilic environments.

  6. Relics associated with Jesus - Wikipedia

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    The crucifixion site called Golgotha, is in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Inside the church the crucifixion site consists of a pile of rock about 7 metres (23 ft) long by 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide by 4.8 metres (16 ft). [citation needed] The Iron Crown of Lombardy and Bridle of Constantine are reported to be made from the Holy Nails.

  7. Ancient inscription may rewrite Christianity's history ... - AOL

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    The inscription mentions no religion besides Christianity, which researchers said is unusual. Up until the 5th century, these kind of amulets "always contain a mixture of different faiths," such ...

  8. Why Pete Hegseth nomination is a milestone for the rightwing ...

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    Hegseth’s church, Pilgrim Hill, is among 50 the denomination added between 2020-2024, a 41% growth in U.S. congregations now totaling 120, according to an analysis of the CREC’s church directory.

  9. Igneous intrusion - Wikipedia

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    Migmatites are rare and deformation of country rock is moderate. Such intrusions are interpreted as occurring at medium depth. Epizonal intrusions are discordant with country rock and have sharp contacts with chilled margins, with only limited metamorphism in a contact aureole, and often contain xenolithic fragments of country rock suggesting ...