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Whirlwinds of crystals called gravel devils spotted in Andes Mountains
Science News, April 2017Towering, crystal-filled twisters periodically swirl in a valley nestled between two volcanoes in the Andes Mountains, newly reported observations show. The odd weather events are the first record of large pieces of gravel efficiently moving across a landscape by suspension in air.