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I'm a geochemist. My main interest is in-situ mass spectrometry, but I have a soft spot in my heart for thermodynamics, poetry, drillers, trees, bicycles, and cosmochemistry.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

How cool is this kid?

Standing up to irrational extremists.

Posted by C W Magee at 4:53 PM  

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  • Webmineral.com
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  • Chart of the Nuclides
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  • X-ray emission lines (pdf)
  • HEASARC energy converter
  • Mindat.org
  • Webelements (Annoying periodic table)
  • American Geophysical Union
  • Jobs: Geologist- Seek.com.au
  • Mining Jobs - Australia

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  • Uramet Minerals Ltd.
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  • Brown University

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