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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 5, 2012 18:20:57 GMT -5
I received a box in the mail from a snowbird friend currently in Arizona. It contained the collection of a Mr. W. H. Bean. Mr. Bean was a paleontologist and the curator of the National Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio from 1897 to 1910. The university closed its doors in 1917. My friend was given the box of minerals by the grand daughter of Mr Bean. All of the minerals are in small specimen boxes, complete with the original label glued to the inside of the lid, as well as a small label on the outside containing the dana number and name of the mineral. Each specimen also has a small tag with the dana number attached to it. The box that I received. A chart that was in the box. It's so dry and fragile that I don't want to try unfolding it until it has absorbed a couple days of house humidity. And the first mineral out of the box. This one is labeled Hydraulic Limestone, with dana # 715 - 4. As time permits, I'll post more of this collection. I've been in contact with the Historical society at Lebanon, Ohio, and have created a bit of a stir. Need to get pics off to them ASAP. Their knowledge of Mr. Bean is very limited, and I may be able to add to it.
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Post by Pat on Dec 5, 2012 18:37:24 GMT -5
You are very lucky. Finding out about Mr. Bean and the collection should be a lot of fun. Thanks for posting.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 5, 2012 20:10:45 GMT -5
Barite. Dana # 630 Phlogophite. Dana # 288 Auriferous Pyrite. Dana # 75 - 2 Granulite. Dana # 316 - 9 Shale. (Lebanon Shale). Dana # 715 - 12 Calcitic Oolite. Dana # 715. 10 Hemitite Iron Ore. Dana # 180
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Post by beefjello on Dec 6, 2012 8:31:21 GMT -5
You scored a real piece of history with that collection Don. Very cool, I look forward to seeing more!
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 6, 2012 9:09:43 GMT -5
More coming right after I get enough coffee in me to see straight.
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Post by paulshiroma on Dec 6, 2012 9:29:14 GMT -5
Congratulations, Don. That's a wonderful set. Got some history behind it ... quite literally.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 6, 2012 10:24:12 GMT -5
It should be noted that the names given for these specimens are those written on the labels by W.H.Bean. Over the years many minerals have been reclassified, and in some cases names have changed. Micaceous Quartz. Dana # 231 - 12 Hornblende Slate. Dana # 247 b Labradorite. Dana # 311 Drusy Quartz. Dana # 231 f
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Dec 6, 2012 11:36:08 GMT -5
This is very cool, are you going to donate or loan the collection to the museum or do you plan to keep it and jut allow them to copy the research done on it by Mr.Bean?
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 6, 2012 12:09:04 GMT -5
I'm going to clean everything, put them in new acid free boxes, preserve the old labels, and then I might put them on loan to the museum in Lebanon, Ohio. That's where they really belong. They need to be where they'll contribute to the past knowledge of the old university and Mr. W.H. Bean.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 6, 2012 12:40:21 GMT -5
Dog Tooth Spar. Dana # 715 - 3 Greenstone. Dana # 247 e Niagra Limestone. Dana # 715 - 9 Syenitic Gneiss. Dana # 247 f Magnesian Limestone. Dana # 716 - 3 Hornblendic Granite. Dana # 247 g
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 6, 2012 18:24:39 GMT -5
Getting into the small boxes now. Amazon Stone : Dana # 316 d Carnelian : Dana # 231 - 2 Magnetite : Dana # 186 Williamsite : Dana # 411 - 6
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2012 22:56:12 GMT -5
Wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing your pictures as you go through the specimens. I'm very glad that a person who appreciates both the material and the history rescued it.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 7, 2012 11:15:27 GMT -5
Another day. More specimens to record. Flynt (Old spelling. Now Flint) : Dana # 231 - 11 Granyte (Old spelling. Now Granite) : Dana # 316 - 4
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 7, 2012 11:18:16 GMT -5
Nice collection Don.Congrads!
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 7, 2012 11:25:53 GMT -5
Thanks Mike. Bout knocked me out of my chair when my buddy PM'd me that he had this collection to send to me.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 7, 2012 12:31:25 GMT -5
Celestite : Dana # 631 Magnesite : Dana # 718 Syenyte (old spelling. Now Cyenite) : Dana # 247 c
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2012 15:14:17 GMT -5
Perhaps you will get it appraised and donate it to the museum. You can then deduct the appraised value from your income tax.
Not much different than the loan you mentioned. It's not like you will ask for it back if you do loan it to them.
Thaks for sharing this little bit of history. Totally fun.
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Post by bhiatt on Dec 7, 2012 15:22:40 GMT -5
thanks for showing us the pics. Pretty cool that the collection is from the 1800's. I like them in the original boxes more than new ones. Kinda adds to the character. I think it would be a neat ideal if they displayed them the same way you have them on here with the stands.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 7, 2012 15:22:52 GMT -5
Chalcopyrite : Dana # 78 Quartzite : Dana # 231 - 7
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 7, 2012 19:49:10 GMT -5
A bit of Mr. Bean's Paleontologist background has shown up. ( Next 2 pics ). Without further ado, I give you --- Bellerophon bilobatus, Sowerby.
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