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Post by stephan on Apr 7, 2018 23:00:51 GMT -5
Just went to DC recently, and spent a good deal of my time at the Smithsonian Institution. I did not even come close to seeing all o its museums , but I got a pretty good dive into the Natural History Museum. Most of my uploads, to date, are from there. I'll continue adding more for a while, so check back if you like what you see.... www.flickr.com/photos/36618387@N06/sets/72157694461381094 |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 8, 2018 9:05:53 GMT -5
NICE!! My Uncle has a few pieces of fossils in that place....He has a few friends in the Natural History Department..
Love that Museum...
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Post by parfive on Apr 8, 2018 11:53:36 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on Apr 8, 2018 11:55:18 GMT -5
The Smithsonian is on my bucket
this may be the closest i get
thanks for posting
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Post by stephan on Apr 9, 2018 9:54:29 GMT -5
Thanks all for comments. fossilman: are any of your uncle's fossils currently on display? That would be something... to have a piece in the Smithsonian. |
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 9, 2018 10:05:10 GMT -5
Thanks all for comments. fossilman: are any of your uncle's fossils currently on display? That would be something... to have a piece in the Smithsonian. Yes, I think his Placenticeras meeki Boehm ammonites, are on display there....Plus a few Didymoceras... All are from the "Bearpaw Shale Formation" in Montana...... His name is Richard Kirchhevel.....He also lives in Montana.... |
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 10, 2018 12:14:16 GMT -5
Those clay concretions are funny things. I thought they looked familiar... yep, they are from Vermont.
"Welcome to Vermont, where all the rocks are green or grey."
That is really beautiful gypsum.
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Post by lookatthat on Apr 10, 2018 12:18:25 GMT -5
Did you see the end cap case with specimens from Mt. Ste. Hilare. That's an amazing place to collect, but they don't let the US clubs go in anymore, you have to belong to a certain Quebec club.
Years ago when I was at the Smithsonian, I was studying a Mt. Ste. Hilare specimen and I thought my parents were behind me and I said, "Hey, I've got some of that." I turned around and three was this couple (not my parents)standing there and looking at me like, "Suuuuure you do."
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