Echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, belong to the family Tachyglossidae in the monotreme order of egg-laying mammals.

Petroleum, or Black Gold as it is sometimes referred to, is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. 

Marble is the stone of choice for the greatest sculptors in history for their magnificent artworks.

Hydrophis cyanocinctus, commonly called the annulated sea snake or the banded sea snake, is a species of venomous sea snake in the family Elapidae.

Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz. The name comes from the ancient Greek ἀ a- ("not") and μέθυστος méthystos ("intoxicated")

French poet Remy Belleau (1528–1577) invented a myth in which Bacchus, the god of intoxication, of wine, and grapes was pursuing a maiden named Amethyste,...

Agate is a cryptocrystalline variety of silica, characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of colour.