Stones may be inanimate objects but geological forces can imbue them with some queer properties, leading some to believe the stones are alive after a fashion. Even apparently giving birth to black, almond-shaped stones. Join Esme Fox as she wanders through the valleys of Portugal’s Magic Mountains and explores this long-standing mystery and its relevant folklore. Further north of Europe Scientists Have Conducted Tests That Reveal Stonehenge Is Made From a Nearly Indestructible Ancient Material and that indestructible material is quartz. Barring earthquakes and asteroid strikes from knocking ’em over, it seems Stonehenge was definitely built “for the ages” as the kids like to say nowadays. One weird thing to consider is what if that same quartz is also the source of other strange phenomena associated with England’s most-famous stone circle? (CS)
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