EditorialSpecimens of Rocks. Proof of an Illustration for Wright's 'Globe Prepared for Man'., Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850, British, after 1850, Aquatint, etching and color woodcut on thick, smooth, cream wove paper, Sheet: 7 5/16 x 4 13/16 inches (18.5...
EditorialKing Sahure and a Nome God, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, ca. 2458?2446 B.C., From Egypt, Gneiss, H: 64 cm (25 3/16 in); W: 46 cm (18 1/8 in); D: 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in), This is the only preserved three-dimensional representation that has been identified as Sa...
EditorialMINERALOGIA. MINERALES. GNEISS ( NEIS ). ROCA METAMORFICA COMPUESTA DE FELDESPATO , CUARZO Y MICA CON TEXTURA ESQUISITOSA. EJEMPLAR PROCEDENTE DE FRIBERG.ALEMANIA. INSTITUTO GEOMINERO. MADRID.
EditorialTHE DHAMMA SHAN KYANK PYA; The rock shown is a piece of gneiss, and the story goes that the Nat thamie, or the daughters of the spirits of the woods, used to go and amuse themselves by sliding down the rock. It is said by going and sliding down this ro...