Not quite sure what it means but....

Rare Moon mineral found in Australia

Updated January 06, 2012 01:09:56

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A mineral brought back to Earth by the first men on the Moon and long thought to be unique to the lunar surface has been found in Australian rocks more than 1 billion years old.

Named after Apollo 11's 1969 landing site at the Sea of Tranquility, tranquillityite was one of three minerals first discovered in rocks from the Moon and the only one not to be found, in subsequent years, on Earth.

Australian scientist Birger Rasmussen said tranquillityite had "long been considered as the Moon's own mineral" until geologists discovered it, by chance, in rock from resources-rich Western Australia.

In search of secrets on the far side of the moon

Can't help wondering what effect this may have!

Lunar mystery ... both sides of the moon are shown in this undated image. Photo: AP/NASA TWO NASA spacecraft are slipping into orbit around the moon to try to answer persistent questions about Earth's celestial companion.

It wasn't me, promise! Water spout at Hastings

Remember! Remember!

I know, but I couldn't resist posting this, from a book I am reading. It is by Annie Brassey and called "Sunshine and Storm in the East"

"The sea was rushing up violently like an immense fountain jet, while from the cloud above, which was intensely black, an inverted cone came down to meet the sea. Another waterspout, farther off, looked like a long back trough, pouring down from the heavens above into the cone shaped fountain in the sea beneath"

[Alex, somewhere between Paxos and Corfu - is this near you? Though this happened in 1874!]

Umm - from Sandy

I know what Alex said about the blog and I understand why, but just wanted to share this. (May be my only contribution!)

THE green flares of the aurora australis seen on Saturday night were the brightest they have been in seven years, says Astronomical Society of Tasmania spokesman Bob Coghlan.

Mr Coghlan said the natural light show was caused by photon oxygen emissions in the Earth's upper atmosphere reacting against strong solar winds, causing an eerie green glow.

Aurora Australis lights up the night

The Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis

Hail and Farewell.

Dear Readers,

there are things afoot which make it difficult to keep up this blog currently. It is not dead, just in abeyance (it's an interregnum - Lexie)

I had hoped to score last minute English points with 'abeyance', but maybe Lexie will get them for 'interregnum'. (Joke)

Thank you for visiting,

Alex

Another delicate beauty.