| Actually, this is a picturesque place in a well-kept forest. Nevertheless, in the past, evil itself is said to have preached to the damned here from a large, solitary, towering rock spur. Today, the term Devil's Pulpit inspires one to play with associations, as do the drawings of agates found here. ... moreActually, this is a picturesque place in a well-kept forest. Nevertheless, in the past, evil itself is said to have preached to the damned here from a large, solitary, towering rock spur. Today, the term Devil's Pulpit inspires one to play with associations, as do the drawings of agates found here. Their fantastic outlines, coupled with the unusual shape of the secondary rock, evoke images in the viewer that he would not have suspected in a stone. And on the devil's pulpit no longer an evil demon is waiting for the agate collector, but other executive powers threatening with purgatory... a contribution by Klaus Schäfer and others (in german) |
| Im Laufe der erdgeschichtlichen Entwicklung kam es wiederholt zu Ereignissen, die zum Aussterben zahlreicher Arten innerhalb einer verhältnismäßig kurzen Zeitspanne führten. Gewöhnlich folgte dem Aussterben eine vermehrte Ausbreitung der überlebenden Arten, zurückzuführen auf das Ausfallen von Konku ... moreIm Laufe der erdgeschichtlichen Entwicklung kam es wiederholt zu Ereignissen, die zum Aussterben zahlreicher Arten innerhalb einer verhältnismäßig kurzen Zeitspanne führten. Gewöhnlich folgte dem Aussterben eine vermehrte Ausbreitung der überlebenden Arten, zurückzuführen auf das Ausfallen von Konkurrenten im selben Lebensraum. Unterschieden wird zwischen Faunenschnitten, in denen viele Tierarten ausstarben und Florenschnitten, in denen viele Pflanzenarten verschwanden und durch neue ersetzt wurden. Belege dieses Massenaussterbens sind die heute gefundenen Fossilien. |
| Inclusions are inside the crystal enclosed foreign materials like liquids, gases, hydrocarbons (oil, asphalt), sediment, NaCl, as well as other minerals or crystals. Inclusions can be a sort of fingerprint of the place of dicovery. Thus inclusions show us under which geologic conditions minerals had ... moreInclusions are inside the crystal enclosed foreign materials like liquids, gases, hydrocarbons (oil, asphalt), sediment, NaCl, as well as other minerals or crystals. Inclusions can be a sort of fingerprint of the place of dicovery. Thus inclusions show us under which geologic conditions minerals had formed. This allows conclusions on the place of discovery. The article deals with the different kinds of inclusions, her conditions of build, which minerals do often have inclusions and how they appear. (Full text in german) |