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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Apr 08, 2012 14:19 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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Lots of new exhibits are being simultaneously prepared in the new Mineral Forming Environments gallery. I'll post more pictures of that when the labels start going in.
In the meantime...
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Fluorite and Quartz Mont Blanc Massif (Monte Bianco Massif), Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France cabinet |
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 09, 2012 02:47 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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Highly desirable alpine fluorite - i would like to own that one :-)
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: May 17, 2012 15:12 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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New exhibits continue to be installed at the museum. Here is a case dedicated to museum founder Prof. Arthur Edmund Seaman. The museum started in 1902 under his care.
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This is one of the cases in the entrance to the museum gallery. |
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A close up of the case showing a large specimen of seamanite (Chicagon Mine, Iron Co., MI) is under the portrait of Prof. A. E. Seaman. |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: May 17, 2012 22:17 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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The native elements case, which I've shown before, is now complete. Note the gold and silver specimens now on display!
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Gold specimens from California, Colorado, and Alaska |
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Silver Silver Islet, Ontario, Canada miniature |
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Wire Silver Cobalt, Ontario, Canada large cabinet |
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Silvers Cobalt, Ontario; Kongsberg, Norway; Freiberg, Germany (small to large cabinet) |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: May 18, 2012 15:17 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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Four new exhibits of gemstones are now finished at the museum. Here is a glimpse of the treasures there...
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Collectors' Gems (close up) |
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Sphalerite Santander, Cantabria, Spain |
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Calcite (faceted by Art Grant) ZCA Mine, Balmat, NY This wonderful gem calcite was donated by Harold Dibble. |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jun 29, 2012 14:05 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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The new exhibit for fluorescent minerals is now being installed. It will be in a larger space than in the old museum. Here are some images just to mark the progress.
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In the corner above the cases there will be a flat panel display that explains fluorescence while the computer also controls the case lights. |
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The old museum had 3 cases for the fluorescent minerals. Now there will be 5! |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jun 29, 2012 14:13 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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Some miscellaneous specimens now on display...
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Calcite, Quartz Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil cabinet I thought this specimen was really cute. |
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Graphite, Calcite Louis Coupal prospect, Arundel, Quebec, Canada cabinet Who put that on exhibit... Say- look who it is from. Actually, the graphite crystals from this prospect can be exceptionally large (over 4 cm) and are quite well formed. They occur in seams of greenish coarse-grained calcite. Mr. Coupal even published a little booklet about graphite in 1920. |
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Booklet on graphite by Louis Coupal, 1920. (John Jaszczak collection) |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jun 29, 2012 14:19 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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In the mineral forming environments exhibit, the pegmatite case is almost finished. (Sorry no labels in this photo). Some of the specimens are new, but some, light the blue-cap tourmaline, (Pala King Mine) on the center shelf at the left, date back to the early years of the museum.
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jun 30, 2012 16:26 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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The museum has a fine collection of minerals from Joplin, Missouri.
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Calcite, chalcopyrite on sphalerite, and calcite. I really like the calcite twin at the right. |
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Probably the biggest calcite twin I've ever seen. |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jun 30, 2012 20:03 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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Giant specimen
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Hübnerite with quartz Huallapon Mine, Pasto Bueno, Pallasca, Ancash, Peru Super large specimen |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jul 01, 2012 21:03 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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I'm not sure if these exhibits will be permanent or not, but at least for now some of the museum's antique instruments are on exhibit.
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Antique one-and two-circle goniometers. |
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Antique microscopes and a collection of thin sections. |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jul 02, 2012 21:57 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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Bisbee, Arizona is featured here.
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Azurite, Azurite, Paramelaconite Bisbee, Arizona |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jul 03, 2012 20:32 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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Specimens are now being installed in the exhibit of fluorescent minerals. A preview of the short-wave cases is stunning. Unfortunately, today we found that one of the power controllers for the lights is not functioning properly- even though it did fine during testing two weeks ago. Tech Support was wonderfully helpful in diagnosing the hardware problem.
I'll be shipping it back for repair...
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These two cases will have the introductory parts of the fluorescence of minerals program along with an animation on a computer screen at the upper right. The leftmost case at the top has fluorites in long wave UV; the lower left has a variety of minerals that fluoresce in short wave UV, and the case at the right will have a variety of other minerals in long wave UV. The other three cases out of view to the right will all have Super Bright short wave lighting. |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jul 03, 2012 20:37 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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The pegmatite case has been rearranged and is now finished.
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Close-up of the gemstones in the pegmatite case. |
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Elise
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Posted: Jul 04, 2012 13:49 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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John Jaszczak wrote: | The pegmatite case has been rearranged and is now finished. |
This whole thread is so inspiring! What a beautiful case this one is. Thank you for continuing to tell the story in photos and sharing the museum with us!
Best wishes,
Elise
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jul 04, 2012 14:17 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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Thanks Elise.
Here are some antique mining lamps on display.
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These are in an exhibit in a gallery about mining and mineral uses. This gallery is still in development so I'm not sure if these will stay on display or not. |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jul 04, 2012 14:19 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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I forgot to upload this photo along with the other pegmatite exhibit photos.
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Granitic pegmatites. These are big specimens. |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jul 04, 2012 17:39 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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Uses of minerals. Several new exhibits are being designed that present minerals and their uses. Oh look- graphite has some uses...
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Graphite Sri Lanka large cabinet Oh look- graphite has some uses... |
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Posted: Jul 06, 2012 21:50 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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As part of the mineral-forming-environments gallery, there is one exhibit on meteorites.
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Nickel-Iron Meteorite Barringer Crater, Canyon Diablo, Coconino Co., Arizona very large cabinet |
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Jul 07, 2012 11:48 Post subject: Re: A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Michigan |
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Also part of the new gallery on mineral-forming environments is an exhibit on minerals as chemicals. This will set the stage for viewing the nearby cases on pseudomorphs and oxidation-zone minerals.
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Minerals as chemicals: Fluid inclusions in quartz and halite. |
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Rutile after Brookite Magnet Cove, Arkansas cabinet |
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Malachite after Azurite Tsumeb, Namibia cabinet |
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