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Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 16:48    Post subject: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

Well, thanks Jordi!
( "Your photos of Harvard's collection looks extremely promising, please publish here the 600 photos!" ;-) -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=297

Here is a start for the story....



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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 17:30    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

We met up with Carolina, from Chile....a compatriot of Carl Francis.

Carolina, Gail and Carl in the Museum. Large Gypsum behind from Naica, Mexico.
Monday August 11, 2008



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Selenite, Naica, Mexico
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Harvard Museum Curator and associate with Gail Spann
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 17:37    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

Viewing various minerals in the collection and exhibit.


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My favourite piece in the whole exhibit. I LOVE these Hematites. Wow, this is a large cabinet size too.
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Smithsonite, great colour!
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 17:42    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

I found this exhibit to be very educational.


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Carbonate write up.
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Carbonates
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 17:50    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

And more photos...


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Incredible piece, unusual colour. wow.
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Rams Horn Gypsum.
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Manganite crystal. Card is about 2 inches long to give you an idea of size.
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Very unusual and fascinating manganite specimen. Any one know much about this habit?
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 17:58    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

Some more photos...


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Okay, check THIS out! What a great combination!
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Yours truly.
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Museum display room.
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 20:47    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

Minerals from the Harvard collection.


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Calcite
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One of FOUR wall units full of huge and wonderful specimens.
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Rhodochrosite from Peru, sorry about the overhead light glare.
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 21:00    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

My first passion for a mineral was the San Francisco Mine Wulfenite at the Houston Museum of Nature and Science. I couldn't stop looking at it. I had gone, with Jim, to see the Alma Queen SHM Rhodochrosite and was enamoured with that, but the wind was knocked out of my sails with the Wulfenite. I still am intrigued with the incredible window panes and mimetite. There is a nice one below, it is quite large that is part of the Harvard collection.


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Talk about an idea for a fabric design!
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Variscite.
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Chills down my spine..San Francisco Mine Wulfenite. It was this mineral that made me want to collect.
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 21:10    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

And some more Harvard minerals.


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Marcasite, Champagne, France
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Goethite, Michigan. Looks like petrified wood doesn't it?
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Cinnabar, Texas...I went to the ghost town of Terligua where they still had graveyards of all those that died mining this mineral. Lots of little babies too, quite sad.
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New England mineral case.
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Crocoite, on a pillow! Australia
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 21:17    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

A few more photos.


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Fake gold, don't get too excited!
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Pyrite Suns from Illinois.
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 21:28    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

Ditto on the photos of minerals.


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Jamesonite, Bolivia
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Sulfosalts
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Magnetite, NY
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Stibnite, Japan....fabulous formation.
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Sulfides case
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 21:36    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

Carl came out and opened some drawers to show us the "good" stuff. Here we are talking with Carl about manganite specimens. He also had us study a nice Wulfenite and review its unusual crystal structure. Pinch me, this is my idea of a good time!


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Carl at the Wulfenite cabinet. He had just opened the drawers below to reveal some treasures.
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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 21:39    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

And more photos...


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PostPosted: Aug 13, 2008 21:44    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

Hidden treasures?


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The drawers are full of wonderful minerals.
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Manganite specimen viewed by Jim.
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Showing us the various labels on the back of this manganite specimen.
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PostPosted: Aug 14, 2008 02:14    Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard  

Great job Gail. Thanks!

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