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      10.1</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NATURALNANO,
        INC.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">OBSERVATION
        RIGHTS AGREEMENT</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
      Agreement is made on the 20</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><sup>th</sup></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      day of
      July 2007 by and among NaturalNano, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;),
      Technology Innovations, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">llc</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">,
      a New
      York limited liability company (the &#8220;Investor&#8221;) and Michael L. Weiner (&#8220;Weiner&#8221;)
      and Ross B. Kenzie (&#8220;Kenzie&#8221;), the designees to serve as the Investor&#8217;s initial
      representatives for purposes of this Agreement.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Whereas,
      the Investor is the registered and beneficial owner of 70,303,189 shares of
      the
      Common Stock of the Company, representing approximately 57.2% of the Company&#8217;s
      issued and outstanding Common Stock; and</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Whereas,
      Weiner and Kenzie have served as members of the Board of Directors;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Now,
      therefore, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
      consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the
      parties agree as follows:</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1.</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For
      so
      long as the Investor owns not less than 25% of the shares of the Company&#8217;s
      Common Stock held by the Investor on the date hereof, the Company shall permit
      two representatives designated by the Investor (who shall initially be Weiner
      and Kenzie) to attend all meetings of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors in a
      nonvoting observer capacity and, in this respect, shall give such
      representatives copies of all notices, minutes, consents, and other materials
      that it provides to its directors at the same time and in the same manner as
      provided to such directors; provided, however, that such representatives shall
      agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with
      respect to all information so provided; and provided, further, that the Company
      may withhold any information and exclude such representatives from any meeting
      or portion thereof if access to such information or attendance at such meeting
      could (i) adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company
      and
      its counsel, (ii) result in disclosure of trade secrets or a conflict of
      interest, or (iii) if the Investor or a representative is a competitor of the
      Company.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2.</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Each
      of
      the Investor, Weiner and Kenzie, severally and not jointly, agrees that it
      or he
      will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose,
      other than to monitor the Investor&#8217;s investment in the Company, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">and
      otherwise to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to, any confidential
      information obtained from the Company, unless such confidential information
      (i)
      is known or becomes known to </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">the
      public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 2 by
      the
      Investor, Weiner or Kenzie), (ii) is or has been independently developed or
      conceived by the Investor, Weiner or Kenzie without use of the Company's
      confidential information or (iii) is or has been made known or disclosed to
      the
      Investor, Weiner or Kenzie by a third party without a breach of any obligation
      of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company; provided, however,
      that (a) the Investor may disclose confidential information&#160;to the
      Investor&#8217;s attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professional advisers
      to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring
      the Investor&#8217;s investment in the Company and (b) the Investor, Weiner and Kenzie
      may disclose confidential information&#160; as may be required by law, provided
      that the Investor, Weiner and Kenzie give the Company at least 48 hours&#8217; notice
      prior to making any such required disclosure and take reasonable steps to
      minimize the extent of any such required disclosure.</font></div>
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    <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">3.</font><font id="TAB2" style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
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      laws of the State of New York. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall
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      assigns, heirs and personal representatives. This Agreement may be amended,
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      witness whereof the Company, the Investor, Weiner and Kenzie have executed
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      Agreement as of the date first above set forth.</font></div>
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            <td><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: ">By:&#160;&#160;</font></td>
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              Cathy A. Fleischer, Ph.D.</font></td>
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              Michael L. Weiner&#160;</font></td>
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