A great place to learn

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Gem and mineral clubs can provide wonderful educational programs, given the clubs' knowledgeable instructors, state-of-the art equipment and facilities, expert instruction, and peer advice. Among these clubs, the San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society is the most popular and respected across the US.

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Jurassic junction

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The Altmuhl Valley's limestone terrain in Bavaria has weathered geologic formations and trapped ancient flying insects, twigs of inland trees and flying reptiles into the calcareous mud. These fossils are of paleontological interest and has aroused the interest of many fossil collectors.

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The great flap

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The discovery of a feather from the Jurassic period in lithographic slate led to the discovery of the Archaeopteryx. This discovery neatly dovetailed with the theory of natural selection posited by Charles Darwin. The controversy surrounding the bird is presented.

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