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Wonders of Heritage


What is magma and how is magma formed?
Magma is a super-hot viscous material that comprises molten and semi-molten rock that flows deep beneath the Earth’s surface.

Devil’s Marbles - Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve: Science, History, and Cultural Heritage
The Devil’s Marbles (Karlu Karlu conservation reserve) is an area in Northern Territory, Australia, sprinkled with large reddish boulders.

What is the Richat Structure - "The Eye of the Sahara"?
The Richat Structure (The Eye of the Sahara) is an eroded geologic dome in Mauritania, Africa. Its birth started over 100 million years ago.

The science behind fancy-colored diamonds: why are diamonds colored?
Fancy colored diamonds get their color from three main causes: impurities in the diamond crystal structure, lattice defects, and radiation.


What are diamonds and how are diamonds formed naturally?
Diamonds are minerals composed of carbon that come from deep volcanic eruptions in the Earth's mantle and were formed billions of years ago.


Colored Sand Beaches—What Gives Sand Its Color?
From white sand beaches to black sand beaches, and even multicolored sand beaches - Earth has it all! Where does the sand color come from?
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