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Our research is grounded in collections of minerals and gems, rocks of all kinds, telescopic observations and the results of theoretical modeling. We make use of cutting-edge instruments to study Earth materials and extraterrestrial rocks at the finest scales, and to study light from distant sources at the largest possible scale, the observable universe.