The caps of "L. torminosus" mushrooms are convex with a central depression, and attain a diameter of up to . Its color is a blend of pink and ochre hues, sometimes with circular zones of darker shades. The edge of the cap is rolled inwards, and shaggy when young. On the underside of the caps are narrow flesh-colored gills crowded closely together. It is on these fertile gill surfaces that the spore-bearing cells, the basidia are found. The cylindrical stem is a pale flesh color with a downy surface, reaching a length of up to and a thickness of . When cut or injured, the fruit bodies ooze a white latex that does not change color upon exposure to air. The variety "normandensis", in contrast, has latex that changes from white to yellow.
Sétif Province
Sétif Province is a province in north-eastern Algeria. The capital and largest city is Sétif. Another large city is El Eulma. There is also the World Heritage Site of Djémila there.
The province has 20 districts. There are also 60 "communes" or municipalities.
Saïda Province
Saïda is a province of Algeria. It is named after its capital.
The province has 6 districts and 16 "communes" or municipalities.
Skikda Province
Skikda is a province of Algeria. It is on the Mediterranean coast.
The province has 13 districts and 38 "communes" or municipalities.
Sidi Bel Abbès Province
Sidi Bel Abbès is one of the provinces of Algeria. The name is from the city of Sidi Bel Abbès. It is in the northwestern part of the country.
The province has 15 districts and 52 "communes" or municipalities.
Annaba Province
Annaba is a small province in the north-eastern corner of Algeria. Its capital, Annaba is Algeria's main port for mineral exports.
The province has 6 districts and 12 municipalities.
The districts are:
Guelma Province
Guelma Province is a province in eastern Algeria. The name is from the largest city Guelma. There are 429.998 people who live here.
The province has 10 districts and 34 "communes" or municipalities.
Constantine Province
Constantine is one of the 48 provinces of Algeria. The capital is Constantine.
The province has 6 districts and 12 communes or municipalities.
Médéa Province
Médéa is a province of Algeria. The capital is Médéa.
The province has 19 districts and 64 "communes" or municipalities.
Mostaganem Province
Mostaganem is a province of Algeria. The capital is Mostaganem.
The province has 10 districts and 32 "communes" or municipalities.
M'Sila Province
M'Sila (also spelled Msila, M'sila or MSila) is a province of northern Algeria. It has 1 million people. The capital is also called M'sila. M'Sila is mostly known for its farming.
The province has 15 districts and 47 "communes" or municipalities.
Mascara Province
Mascara is a province in Algeria. There was an earthquake in the capital Mascara City on 18 August 1994. The name means "military garrison" in Arabic. Another important town is Sig.
The province has 16 districts and 47 "communes" or municipalities.
Ouargla Province
Ouargla or Warqla is a province in eastern Algeria. Its capital is Ouargla. Other important towns are Temacine, Touggourt, and Hassi Messaoud. It contains the Issaouane Erg desert.
The province has 10 districts and 21 "communes" or municipalities.
Oran Province
Oran is a province in Algeria. The capital is Oran. There are 1,584,607 people.
As of 1984, the province has 9 districts and 26 "communes" or municipalities.
El Bayadh Province
El Bayadh is a province in Algeria. It is named after its capital El Bayadh.
The province has 8 districts, and 22 "communes" or municipalities.
Illizi Province
Illizi is a province in the south-eastern corner of Algeria. It is named after its capital Illizi.
It borders Libya to the east.
The province has 3 districts and 6 "communes" or municipalities. The area has lots of natural gas.
Island of stability
The chemical elements beyond lead are radioactive, and they do not have stable isotopes. This means that they will decay into other elements. Except for Plutonium, their half life is in the order of several minutes, to seconds. There is a theory in physics that says that after a number of elements with short half lives, there will be others with longer half lives. These are generally known as Islands of stability. These elements are expected to have isotopes with half lives in the range of several minutes. The hypothesis is that the atomic nucleus is built up in "shells" in a manner similar to the structure of the much larger electron shells in atoms. In both cases, shells are just groups of quantum energy levels that are relatively close to each other. Energy levels from quantum states in two different shells will be separated by a relatively large energy gap. So when the number of neutrons and protons completely fills the energy levels of a given shell in the nucleus, the per nucleon will reach a local maximum and thus that particular configuration will have a longer lifetime than nearby isotopes that do not possess filled shells.
A filled shell would have "magic numbers" of neutrons and protons. One possible magic number of neutrons for spherical nuclei is 184, and some possible matching proton numbers are 114, 120 and 126 – which would mean that the most stable spherical isotopes would be flerovium-298, unbinilium-304 and unbihexium-310. Of particular note is Ubh-310, which would be "doubly magic" (both its proton number of 126 and neutron number of 184 are thought to be magic) and thus the most likely to have a very long half-life. (The next lighter doubly magic spherical nucleus is lead-208, the heaviest stable nucleus and most stable heavy metal.)
Recent research indicates that large nuclei are deformed, causing magic numbers to shift. Hassium-270 is now believed to be a doubly magic deformed nucleus, with deformed magic numbers 108 and 162. However, it has a half-life of only 3.6 seconds.
Isotopes have been produced with enough protons to plant them upon an island of stability but with too few neutrons to even place them upon the island's outer "shores". It is possible that these elements possess unusual chemical properties and, if they have isotopes with adequate lifespans, would be available for various practical applications (such as particle accelerator targets and as neutron sources as well).
Bordj Bou Arréridj Province
Bordj Bou Arréridj is a province in east Algeria. It is about 200 km away from the capital Algiers. The capital is Bordj Bou Arreridj.
The province has 10 districts and 34 "communes" or municipalities.
Boumerdès Province
Boumerdès is a province of northern Algeria. The capital is the coastal city of Boumerdès.
The Province has 9 districts and 32 "communes" or municipalities.
El Tarf Province
El Taref is a province of Algeria. El Kala is a port town in this province. El Taref is the capital city. There is also El Kala National Park.
The province has 7 districts and 24 municipalities.
Tindouf Province
Tindouf, also written Tinduf, is the westernmost province of Algeria. There are 58,193 people. Tindouf has many resources including iron ore.
The province has one district, Tindouf. There are two towns: Tindouf and Oum El Assel.
Tissemsilt Province
Tissemsilt is a province of Algeria. The capital is Tissemsilt. Théniet El Haâd National Park is there.
The province has 8 districts and 22 "communes" or municipalities.
El Oued Province
El Oued is a Saharan province of Algeria. The capital is El Oued.
The province has 12 districts and 30 "communes" or municipalities.
Khenchela Province
Khenchela Province is a province of Algeria. The capital is Khenchela.
The province has 8 districts and 21 "communes" or municipalities.
Souk Ahras Province
Souk Ahras is a province in Algeria. The capital is Souk Ahras. It is on the border between Algeria and Tunisia.
The province has 10 districts and 26 "communes" or municipalities.
Tipasa Province
Tipaza or Tipasa is a province on the coast of Algeria. The capital is Tipasa. It is 50 km west of the capital of Algeria.