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  2. 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]

  3. Magnetite - Wikipedia

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    [7] [9] Naturally magnetized pieces of magnetite, called lodestone, will attract small pieces of iron, which is how ancient peoples first discovered the property of magnetism. [ 10 ] Magnetite is black or brownish-black with a metallic luster, has a Mohs hardness of 5–6 and leaves a black streak . [ 7 ]

  4. Kryptos - Wikipedia

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    The dust jacket of the US version of Dan Brown's 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code contains two references to Kryptos—one on the back cover (coordinates printed light red on dark red, vertically next to the blurbs) is a reference to the coordinates mentioned in the plaintext of passage 2, except the degree digit is off by one. When Brown and his ...

  5. Rock magnetism - Wikipedia

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    This remanence is carried by minerals, particularly certain strongly magnetic minerals like magnetite (the main source of magnetism in lodestone). An understanding of remanence helps paleomagnetists to develop methods for measuring the ancient magnetic field and correct for effects like sediment compaction and metamorphism.

  6. List of Marvel Comics characters: L - Wikipedia

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    The character, created by Dan Slott and Paul Pelletier, first appeared in G.L.A. #1 (June 2005). Gene Lorrene is a BDSM obsessed individual who answered an ad left in the paper by Mister Immortal to join his team the Great Lakes Avengers as Leather Boy.

  7. Lodestone (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Lodestone (New Zealand), a prominent peak in the Wharepapa / Arthur Range; Powelliphanta "Lodestone", a species of land snail; Lodestone Management Consultants, a consulting company based in Switzerland; Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, a theatre organization based in Los Angeles

  8. History of the compass - Wikipedia

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    These early compasses were made with lodestone, a form of the mineral magnetite that is a naturally occurring magnet and aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field. [10] People in ancient China discovered that if a lodestone was suspended so it could turn freely, it would always point toward the magnetic poles.

  9. List of minerals - Wikipedia

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    Amethyst crystals – a purple quartz Apophyllite crystals sitting right beside a cluster of peachy bowtie stilbite Aquamarine variety of beryl with tourmaline on orthoclase Arsenopyrite from Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico Aurichalcite needles spraying out within a protected pocket lined by bladed calcite crystals Austinite from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Ametrine ...