UofA EAS Collections
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UofA EAS Collections
@EASCollections
Rocks, minerals, invertebrate & trace fossils, & drill core. Visit the Mineralogy/Petrology & the Paleontology Museums in the Earth Sciences Building
Edmonton, Alberta انضم Ocak 2012
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New Anatarctic beetle fossil named after former @UAlbertaMuseums Curator Dr. George E. Ball bbc.com/news/science-e…
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Unidentified bioeroded neogastropod snail. #FossilFriday #ualberta


Red & black obsidian found in teaching lab. #ualberta used to purchase numbered rock sets from mineral dealers or sci. co's. #TBThursday

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Horn corals from a Devonian reef. Paleoenvironment artwork by @UAlbertaMuseums Curator Dr. Michael Caldwell. #FossilFriday #art #UAlberta

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Collinsite is named after important Canadian geologist William H. Collins Learn more about him tinyurl.com/jbf9z3g #ualberta #geology

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Nice ammonititid ammonite from the #ualberta Invertebrate Paleontology Collection #FossilFriday #geology

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Dolomitic limestone from #ualberta. How many geologists cringed at that name? #geology. A tardy #TaxonomyTuesday
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I'm back from my east coast vacation. From #ualberta collection, and collected at Cape Spencer, NS M13083 Silbite. #geology #MineralMonday

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Varves, like tree rings, record annual cycles. A dark layer represents 1 winter. #ualberta #FirstDayofFall #geology

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M4602-9 Corundum. Sapphire September's birthstone, is the blue gemstone variety of corundum #MineralMonday #ualberta

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Mass migration, or burrowing? BBC article with comment by #ualberta emeritus Dr. Brian Chatterton tinyurl.com/zof9uud #paleo #geology
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