| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
 Posted: 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....
| Description: |
| Jim outside Harvard Museum on Monday morning at opening time. |
|
| Viewed: |
32214 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: 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
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32193 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32211 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Harvard Museum Curator and associate with Gail Spann |
|
| Viewed: |
32209 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: Aug 13, 2008 17:37 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
Viewing various minerals in the collection and exhibit.
| Description: |
| My favourite piece in the whole exhibit. I LOVE these Hematites. Wow, this is a large cabinet size too. |
|
| Viewed: |
32203 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Smithsonite, great colour! |
|
| Viewed: |
32233 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32216 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: Aug 13, 2008 17:42 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
I found this exhibit to be very educational.
| Description: |
| Jim "getting down" to study. |
|
| Viewed: |
32187 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32217 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32219 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: Aug 13, 2008 17:50 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
And more photos...
| Description: |
| Incredible piece, unusual colour. wow. |
|
| Viewed: |
32205 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32230 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Manganite crystal. Card is about 2 inches long to give you an idea of size. |
|
| Viewed: |
32225 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Very unusual and fascinating manganite specimen. Any one know much about this habit? |
|
| Viewed: |
32195 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: Aug 13, 2008 17:58 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
Some more photos...
| Description: |
| Okay, check THIS out! What a great combination! |
|
| Viewed: |
32181 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32203 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32217 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: Aug 13, 2008 20:47 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
Minerals from the Harvard collection.
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32149 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| One of FOUR wall units full of huge and wonderful specimens. |
|
| Viewed: |
32170 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Rhodochrosite from Peru, sorry about the overhead light glare. |
|
| Viewed: |
32204 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: 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.
| Description: |
| Talk about an idea for a fabric design! |
|
| Viewed: |
32164 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32137 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Chills down my spine..San Francisco Mine Wulfenite. It was this mineral that made me want to collect. |
|
| Viewed: |
32142 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: Aug 13, 2008 21:10 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
And some more Harvard minerals.
| Description: |
| Marcasite, Champagne, France |
|
| Viewed: |
32147 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Goethite, Michigan. Looks like petrified wood doesn't it? |
|
| Viewed: |
32166 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| 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. |
|
| Viewed: |
32167 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| New England mineral case. |
|
| Viewed: |
32127 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32161 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Crocoite, on a pillow! Australia |
|
| Viewed: |
32139 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: Aug 13, 2008 21:17 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
A few more photos.
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32153 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Fake gold, don't get too excited! |
|
| Viewed: |
32132 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Pyrite Suns from Illinois. |
|
| Viewed: |
32139 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: Aug 13, 2008 21:28 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
Ditto on the photos of minerals.
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32154 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32136 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32126 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Stibnite, Japan....fabulous formation. |
|
| Viewed: |
32133 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32123 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
32129 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: 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!
| Description: |
| Carl at the Wulfenite cabinet. He had just opened the drawers below to reveal some treasures. |
|
| Viewed: |
32112 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| This is the Wulfenite we were studying. |
|
| Viewed: |
32109 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Carl and Jim discussing Manganites |
|
| Viewed: |
32131 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: Aug 13, 2008 21:39 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
And more photos...
| Description: |
| A world of history in these drawers. |
|
| Viewed: |
32121 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5652
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
| Posted: Aug 13, 2008 21:44 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
Hidden treasures?
| Description: |
| The drawers are full of wonderful minerals. |
|
| Viewed: |
32107 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Manganite specimen viewed by Jim. |
|
| Viewed: |
32107 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
| Showing us the various labels on the back of this manganite specimen. |
|
| Viewed: |
32109 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jordi Fabre
Overall coordinator of the Forum
Joined: 07 Aug 2006
Posts: 4388
Location: Barcelona
|
| Posted: Aug 14, 2008 02:14 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
Great job Gail. Thanks!
Jordi
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
yowanni
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
Posts: 36
Location: Spain (Cantabria / Madrid)
|
| Posted: Aug 14, 2008 02:52 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
Is very interesting,
Thank you very much :-)
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jon Mommers
Joined: 07 Jun 2008
Posts: 68
Location: Melbourne. Victoria
|
| Posted: Aug 14, 2008 04:26 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
Gail,
congratulations on a fantastic review of both the Springfield Show and Harvard collections, as well as your acquisitions. Looks like a long hard and extremely enjoyable extended weekend. Well done
Cheers
Jon
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
chris
Site Admin
Joined: 12 Jul 2007
Posts: 529
Location: Grenoble
|
| Posted: Aug 14, 2008 06:27 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
Hi Gail,
Thanks for this wonderful visit.
Christophe
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Brooks
Joined: 17 Apr 2008
Posts: 36
Location: Portsmouth, VA
|
| Posted: Aug 14, 2008 06:52 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
Gail,
Thanks for the report and photos from the harvard Museum. Looks like the perfect end to the perfect week!
_________________
Brooks
"Happy Trails to You" - Roy Rogers |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tracy
Joined: 15 Sep 2006
Posts: 547
Location: Toronto
|
| Posted: Aug 14, 2008 08:30 Post subject: Re: Harvard Museum of Natural History - Gail at Harvard |
|
|
Thanks for the wonderful reports Gail, the pictures are incredible (and now I can revisit what I wasn't able to photograph at Springfield)!
- Tracy
_________________
"Wisdom begins in wonder" - Socrates |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ 
Register
Log in
Forgotten your password?
