http://lauraonice.com/2008/01/09/distinguished-visitors-and-polishing-the-floor-with-kiwis/ Laura's adventures at the bottom of the world... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:42:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://lauraonice.com/2008/01/09/distinguished-visitors-and-polishing-the-floor-with-kiwis/#comment-138 Dave Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:25:32 +0000 http://lauraonice.com/2008/01/09/distinguished-visitors-and-polishing-the-floor-with-kiwis/#comment-138 Olivine is the class of minerals (forsterite to fayalite and everything in between) that the jewelry industry likes to call peridot, and makes up a good chunk of the upper mantle. It comes up occasionally in volcanoes, like, oh, I don't know ... the one Laura's living on at the moment? ;) I've got a few bits here and there, but I'm not going to turn down any chunks of Antarctic goodness that come my way! I'm trying to imagine Laura on French maid duty turning down coverlets for Distinguished Visitors. Eek! The Dodgeball finals sound hilarious though ... -- Dave Olivine is the class of minerals (forsterite to fayalite and everything in between) that the jewelry industry likes to call peridot, and makes up a good chunk of the upper mantle. It comes up occasionally in volcanoes, like, oh, I don’t know … the one Laura’s living on at the moment? I’ve got a few bits here and there, but I’m not going to turn down any chunks of Antarctic goodness that come my way!
I’m trying to imagine Laura on French maid duty turning down coverlets for Distinguished Visitors. Eek!
The Dodgeball finals sound hilarious though …
— Dave

]]> http://lauraonice.com/2008/01/09/distinguished-visitors-and-polishing-the-floor-with-kiwis/#comment-137 Mini Freak Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:43:52 +0000 http://lauraonice.com/2008/01/09/distinguished-visitors-and-polishing-the-floor-with-kiwis/#comment-137 Great posts. Sorry about the short summer. So, how's the ice breaker doing? I wonder how many miles it makes a day through the ice. Olivine peridot???? Did I miss something? Great posts. Sorry about the short summer. So, how’s the ice breaker doing? I wonder how many miles it makes a day through the ice.
Olivine peridot???? Did I miss something?

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