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Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Showing the presence of travertine, a CaCO3 precipitate of calcite or aragonite, speleothem (cave formation), in southwestern Virginia, U.S.

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

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Battle of Puebla. Cinco de Mayo. General Porfirio Diaz leads Mexican cavalry to victory against the French lead by General Charles Lorencez at Puebla, Mexico April 2, 1867. Oil on canvas, 1902. May 5, 1862. General Ignacio Zaragoza

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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

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Also Known As	speleothem

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Showing the presence of travertine, a CaCO3 precipitate of calcite or aragonite, speleothem (cave formation), in southwestern Virginia, U.S.

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