Lapis Judaicus: the Jews' stone

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Lapis judaicus, which is Latin for Judean stone, are the fossil spines of sea urchins and are mainly made of calcium carbonate or calcite. The fossils are usually club shaped, would sometimes have traces of magnesium, and each spine is crystallographically a single crystal. Other features of lapis judaicus, and its history, are discussed.

Column, History, Fossils, Sea urchins, Properties

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Angel in the details

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Marci Stone Uses organic forms to evoke nature in her complex and detailed beaded necklaces, vessels and sculptures. She discusses her training, her technique and her artistic inspiration.

Interview, Personalities, Beadwork, Stone, Marci

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Simply sublime

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Dollmakers Zofia and Henry Zawieruszynski design limited-edition porcelain dolls with exquisite faces and costumes in their Minnesota studio. Their careers in doll-making are profiled.

Practice, Dollmakers, Zawieruszynski, Zofia, Zawieruszynski, Henry

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