What do Christmas, Stone Mountain granite, fingerprints of God and halos have in common?
During the Christmas season we see many halos attached to the heads of Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus and angels. This artistic habit began with Greek artist’s depiction of their gods in the first century, A.D. This became a common feature of Christian art in medieval times. So, why do these halos remind me of our Creator’s fingerprints? The answer, believe it or not, is in Stone Mountain granite. In granite, possibly one of the most boring and definitely one of the most common rocks here in Rockdale County we see possibly one of the most intriguing confirmations of the Bible. That is because within the granite of Stone Mountain and within granite found on every continent is something called polonium halos. In contrast to artistic halos, however, these are real. Polonium halos are commonly seen under the microscope in the mineral biotite, a form of mica frequently found in granite. The reason this is intriguing is because according to the basic principles of evolution these halos should
