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Natural Selections: Pencils and diamonds
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Diamond crystal
(12/01/11) Pencil leads and diamonds are chemically identical--the difference is in the crystal structure. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager talk about carbon crystals, and what it take to form a natural diamond.

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The Crystal: a Scottish tale of royal riddles
Deborah Dunleavy
Deborah Dunleavy
(03/18/11) Our occasional storytelling series, The Crystal, continues. Brockville storyteller Deborah Dunleavy shares a story from Scotland about a king who tries to trick a man with a series of riddles, but in the end the joke is on him.
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The Crystal: A Valentine's Day party to remember
Storyteller Deborah Dunleavy
Storyteller Deborah Dunleavy
(02/14/11) This month, the Crystal storyteller Deborah Dunleavy tells a story of a Valentine's Day from her childhood where she threw a big party for her friends and her father, a firefighter, saved the day.
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The Crystal: A New Year's tale from northern Quebec
Deborah Dunleavy
Deborah Dunleavy
(12/31/10) Brockville storyteller Deborah Dunleavy shares a midwinter tale about a young logger and a flying canoe at a lumber camp in northern Quebec.
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