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- n.d.
- Material
- stone, limestone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0001
- Description
- A tan limestone deposit (tufa, probably from a cave) with a waxy, convoluted and lumpy surface. The rock is broken in many places to reveal a strata-like inner structure with a whitish deposit of softer material between the strata following the shape of the convoluted surface.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, limestone
- Dimensions
- 10.8 x 11.0 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- A tan limestone deposit (tufa, probably from a cave) with a waxy, convoluted and lumpy surface. The rock is broken in many places to reveal a strata-like inner structure with a whitish deposit of softer material between the strata following the shape of the convoluted surface.
- Subject
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0001
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0002
- Description
- A rock with a crystaline structure in the shape of a mountain range - tall pillar-like flat bluish-white transluscent crystals with pointed tops on one side. There are small clear white salt-like crystals covering other side.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 3.0 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- A rock with a crystaline structure in the shape of a mountain range - tall pillar-like flat bluish-white transluscent crystals with pointed tops on one side. There are small clear white salt-like crystals covering other side.
- Subject
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0002
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, feldspar?
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0003
- Description
- A heavy, almost perfectly round rock. Half of the rock is smooth grey, and the other half is mottled.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, feldspar?
- Dimensions
- 10.0 (approx.) x 10.0 (approx.) cm
- Description
- A heavy, almost perfectly round rock. Half of the rock is smooth grey, and the other half is mottled.
- Subject
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0003
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, sandstone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0004
- Description
- A flat-sided, roughly diamond-shaped, predominantly orange-coloured piece of sandstone with a natural round hole through one end. The strata can be seen along the edges.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, sandstone
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 7.2 x 12.8 cm
- Description
- A flat-sided, roughly diamond-shaped, predominantly orange-coloured piece of sandstone with a natural round hole through one end. The strata can be seen along the edges.
- Subject
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0004
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, limestone?
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0005 a,b
- Description
- Two small fragments of hard ivory-like material with a smoothly polished outer surface: a) The inner sections of this piece show hard white material in roughly circular shapes with softer ivory coloured material between and dark spots at the centre. There is a small hole at the centre of each circ…
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, limestone?
- Dimensions
- 1.5 (a); 2.5 (b) x 3.0 (a); 2.0 (b) x 3.0 (a); 2.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two small fragments of hard ivory-like material with a smoothly polished outer surface: a) The inner sections of this piece show hard white material in roughly circular shapes with softer ivory coloured material between and dark spots at the centre. There is a small hole at the centre of each circular shape.b) The form of this piece follows the structure of the inner parts seen where the rock is broken off. There are hard undulating lines of hard white material alternating with softer ivory coloured material.
- Subject
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0005 a,b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0006
- Description
- A sharp edged rock that is pointed at one end. The rock is mottled grey with orange at the point and in the middle.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 7.0 x 18.3 cm
- Description
- A sharp edged rock that is pointed at one end. The rock is mottled grey with orange at the point and in the middle.
- Subject
- geology
- Pearl Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0006
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- rock
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0010
- Description
- Porous rock, possibly basalt, with a brown/orange colour.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- rock
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 2.6 cm
- Description
- Porous rock, possibly basalt, with a brown/orange colour.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0010
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- rock
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0011
- Description
- Flat, smooth rock with an orange colour.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- rock
- Dimensions
- 2.6 x 2.8 cm
- Description
- Flat, smooth rock with an orange colour.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0011
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- rock
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0012 a-o
- Description
- 15 rocks in a cardboard notecard box. 5 rocks contain pyrite or other metallic mineral. The other 10 are green and brown. The box they are in is green and says “10 distinctive notes by Austin Marshall” “Made in Canada by Austin-Marshall Limited. 22 Brisbane Road Downsview Ontario.” “893”
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- rock
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 4.3 cm
- Description
- 15 rocks in a cardboard notecard box. 5 rocks contain pyrite or other metallic mineral. The other 10 are green and brown. The box they are in is green and says “10 distinctive notes by Austin Marshall” “Made in Canada by Austin-Marshall Limited. 22 Brisbane Road Downsview Ontario.” “893”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0012 a-o
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- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0014
- Description
- An orange, gray, black and white rock with a mixture of these four colours. The orange is at the bottom and side of the rock, and a black stripe is on top of the orange. The top of the rock is flat, but the bottom is jagged and rough.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 5.3 cm
- Description
- An orange, gray, black and white rock with a mixture of these four colours. The orange is at the bottom and side of the rock, and a black stripe is on top of the orange. The top of the rock is flat, but the bottom is jagged and rough.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.0014
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1270
- Description
- Rocks from creekbed outside Num-ti-jah Lodge at Bow Lake, which have been encased in resin by Gordon McCloskey. He gave this specimen to Jimmy Simpson Jr. and Mary Simpson Hallock as a gift. Label on underside reads: “For Jim Simpson from Gordon McCloskey.”
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 10.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Rocks from creekbed outside Num-ti-jah Lodge at Bow Lake, which have been encased in resin by Gordon McCloskey. He gave this specimen to Jimmy Simpson Jr. and Mary Simpson Hallock as a gift. Label on underside reads: “For Jim Simpson from Gordon McCloskey.”
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1270
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- Date
- 1930 – 1979
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1028
- Description
- Small flat red rock with dark lines. An accompanying note in Catharine Whyte’s handwriting “Flat is Red Pipestone.”
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- 1930 – 1979
- Material
- stone
- Description
- Small flat red rock with dark lines. An accompanying note in Catharine Whyte’s handwriting “Flat is Red Pipestone.”
- Subject
- geology
- Catharine Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1028
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- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1029
- Description
- Small piece of stone from summit of Mount Sir Donald.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- 1880 – 1940
- Material
- stone
- Description
- Small piece of stone from summit of Mount Sir Donald.
- Credit
- Gift of George Vaux, Philadelphia, USA, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1029
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1283 a,b
- Description
- Small rock with label attached: “Summit of Mount Dawson. First ascent. 8/13.1899.” Back of tag reads: “GEORGE VA[UX] Bryn Ma[wr].”
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Small rock with label attached: “Summit of Mount Dawson. First ascent. 8/13.1899.” Back of tag reads: “GEORGE VA[UX] Bryn Ma[wr].”
- Subject
- Vaux family
- photography
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1283 a,b
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- Date
- 1971
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.3001
- Description
- Rectangular white stone with dark green, blue and white inclusion. Accompanied by a piece of paper with CRW writing: “Mina Lefthand rock from Squaw Valley west of Nanton - willow creek is weat of Clairesholm & can get to Squaw Valley that way. Has more rock. April 12 1971.”
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 6.0 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Rectangular white stone with dark green, blue and white inclusion. Accompanied by a piece of paper with CRW writing: “Mina Lefthand rock from Squaw Valley west of Nanton - willow creek is weat of Clairesholm & can get to Squaw Valley that way. Has more rock. April 12 1971.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.3001
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- Date
- prior to 1968
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1011
- Description
- A flat round grey stone.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- prior to 1968
- Material
- stone
- Description
- A flat round grey stone.
- Subject
- geological
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Simeon, Morley, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1011
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- Date
- prior to 1967
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1020
- Description
- A small dark egg shaped rock.
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- prior to 1967
- Material
- stone
- Description
- A small dark egg shaped rock.
- Subject
- geology
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Tom Simeon, Morley, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1020
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- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1019
- Description
- An almost perfectly round stone with red paint markings on and around half of the stone.
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- Rock
- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- stone
- Description
- An almost perfectly round stone with red paint markings on and around half of the stone.
- Subject
- geological
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1019
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1018 a-h
- Description
- 8 rocks of various shapes and sizes
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- Rock
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Material
- stone
- Description
- 8 rocks of various shapes and sizes
- Subject
- geological
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1018 a-h
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1027
- Description
- Large, very round rock.
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- Rock
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- stone
- Description
- Large, very round rock.
- Subject
- Canadian Rockies
- minerals
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1027
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