If I'm not mistaken, there's a part of the moon that has a field of obsidian (glass). What makes it special is that the colors vary so much, it's almost like a rainbow of obsidian (well, not the rainbow we think of- but lots of color!). Source: mineralogist. if anybody can find a link to it, please share.
Good schools in the northeast. Led by Connecticut, each of the top four states in our study is located in the northeast, and seven of the top ten are on the east coast. Most notable among these states was the high rate of college-attendance.
For Students & Parents. Connecticut's top colleges and universities range from a large public university to a small, private liberal arts college. Despite the state's small size, Connecticut has great options for a wide range of applicants. My list includes two Catholic universities, an Ivy League school, and a federal military academy. I've listed the top Connecticut colleges alphabetically to avoid the arbitrary distinctions often used to distinguish #1 from #2, and because of the impossibility of comparing such different types of schools.