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Leadhillite:
- A carbonate mineral
- Has a high density since it contains lead (~2.5 times more dense than quartz)
- Can be yellow, blue or green
- Forms in the oxidised zone of lead deposits
- Named after Leadhills in Scotland, its type locality #minerals #MineralMonday

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Andalusite:
- An aluminosilicate mineral
- A polymorph of kyanite and sillimanite
- A common low grade metamorphic mineral
- Used in the production of high temperature ceramics
- Named after Andalusia in Spain #minerals

I really liked it. It played off 1980s nostalgia. The last season was great but I no longer have a Netflix account so I don’t know if I’ll ever see the final season.

I wonder if the wolves perhaps saw the traps being set.

I wouldn’t like to speculate but I’ll be looking out for the findings of the enquiry.

Yes it does sound like something has gone wrong somewhere in the official line.

I used to hate giving up books but I've done it more and more over the last couple of years. For novels - need to get past the first couple of chapters. Just try to get a feel for the book and its characters before I decide whether to keep going. Some books are slow starters but get really good.

I had read about him in various books, but the first book specifically about him and his ideas was Janet Browne's Darwin's Origin of Species. I did biology in school where evolution was taught. atlantic-books.co.uk/book/darwins...

The book is more than just birds, it covers other animals too.

Probably best left unspoken!

When he talks about parties, is he talking about children's birthday parties, because he's acting like he's 10 years old.

I was really tempted to get that the other day when I spotted it, but opted instead for Elizabeth Kolbert's new book.

I've added it to my to read list though.