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The Rock & Mineral Room The Science Education Center houses thousands of rock and mineral samples in what is known as "The Rock & Mineral Room." The entire collection can be viewed by clicking on each ...
Living Jack Marcy, Granby rock collector, to share love of minerals at Chicopee Public Library Published: Aug. 15, 2013, 1:58 a.m. By Dan Cooper 080913-gem-show.JPG ...
This Ideas Exchange will focus on the following activities: Researching into existing practice of how to ethically decolonise rock and mineral collections. Exploring how to bring curatorial practice, ...
These rocks, which were found in the archives of the Linden Hall school in Lititz, are believed to be part of a collection amassed by 19th-century naturalist (and Bainbridge native) Samuel Haldeman.
Groff, a long-time member of the Black Hawk Gem & Mineral Society, will display his favorite and most interesting pieces during the annual Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Bruce Dice believes his mineral collection is a tribute to the artist that created the exquisite pieces: “When you see the beautiful things that God has created, you want to keep them in front of you ...
Isaac Hartman, 16; Ian Schulz, 14; Robert Schulz, 17; and Zach Smith, 15 completed extensive coursework to earn 20 badges, learning about rocks, minerals, fossils and geology.
His present-day collection includes over 800 fine mineral specimens from these two genres, with a special focus on Southern Illinois fluorite specimens.
Published: 25 January 1877 Descriptive Catalogue of a Collection of the Economic Minerals of Canada, and Notes on a Stratigraphical Collection of Rocks E. H. Nature 15, 272 (1877) Cite this article ...