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Rocky voices : the memories of minerals that form the Rocky Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26193
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2023
- Author
- Enkelmann, Eva
- Publisher
- Altona, MB : FriesenPress
- Call Number
- 03.2 En5r
- 03.2 En5r reference copy
- Author
- Enkelmann, Eva
- Publisher
- Altona, MB : FriesenPress
- Published Date
- 2023
- Physical Description
- 113 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
- Abstract
- A collection of stories from the perspectives of personified minerals found in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Lucy Calcite -- Sir Charles Zircon -- Jenny Apatite -- Joel Illite -- Captain Susi Sanidine -- Sam Coal -- Emma Amphipora -- David Rock Flour -- Karen Waterdrop -- Peter Pebble -- Bridget Cement -- Ray Clay.
- ISBN
- 9781039161542
- Accession Number
- P2023.17
- P2023.25
- Call Number
- 03.2 En5r
- 03.2 En5r reference copy
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Tectonic assemblage map of the Canadian Cordillera and adjacent parts of the United States of America
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24754
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1981
- Author
- Tipper, H.W.
- Call Number
- C7-3.25
- Author
- Tipper, H.W.
- Responsibility
- co-ordinators: H.W. Tipper, G.J. Woodsworth and H. Gabrielse
- Published Date
- 1981
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- 1:2,000,000
- Notes
- (Map 1505A)
- Accompanied by legend
- Accession Number
- 29,500
- Call Number
- C7-3.25
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Actinolite; Tremolite Mineral
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1111%20a%2cb
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, actinolite & tremolite
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1111 a,b
- Description
- a) Actinolite specimen with well defined prismatic crystals. The green colour is due to the iron content. This is an example of the asbesti form of the mineral. Probably traded from Quebec. b) Tremolite specimen with well defined prismatic crystals. The white colour is due to the lack of iron and p…
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- Title
- Actinolite; Tremolite Mineral
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, actinolite & tremolite
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 7.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- a) Actinolite specimen with well defined prismatic crystals. The green colour is due to the iron content. This is an example of the asbesti form of the mineral. Probably traded from Quebec. b) Tremolite specimen with well defined prismatic crystals. The white colour is due to the lack of iron and presence of magnesium.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1111 a,b
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Airphoto interpretation and the Canadian landscape
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26463
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1984
- Author
- Mollard, J.D. and Janes, Joseph Robert
- Publisher
- [Ottawa?] : Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada ; Hull, Que´bec, Canada : Canadian Govt. Publ. Centre, Supply and Services Canada
- Call Number
- 03 M73a
- Publisher
- [Ottawa?] : Energy, Mines, and Resources Canada ; Hull, Que´bec, Canada : Canadian Govt. Publ. Centre, Supply and Services Canada
- Published Date
- 1984
- Physical Description
- v, 415 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 29 x 48 cm oversized
- Abstract
- Includes stunning aerial photography of Canadian geology and geography
- Contents
- 1. Black and white airphotos and their interpretation -- 2. Bedrock terrains -- 3. Glaciated landscapes -- 4. Slope movements -- 5. Running water and groundwater features -- 6. Shorelines and wind effects -- 7. Permafrost terrain and peatland features -- 8. Remote sensing and satellite imagery.
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- ISBN
- 0660115913
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 03 M73a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Alberta beneath our feet : the story of our rocks and fossils
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26415
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Sherwood Park, Alta. : Geoscience Pub.
- Call Number
- 04 H63a
- Responsibility
- edited by Hitchon, Brian
- Publisher
- Sherwood Park, Alta. : Geoscience Pub.
- Published Date
- 2006
- Physical Description
- vii, 248 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
- Series
- 'beneath our feet'
- Contents
- Beginnings -- Alberta through time -- Resources from the rocks -- Urban geology
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- ISBN
- 0968084427
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 04 H63a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The alpine regions of Switzerland and the neighbouring countries : a pedestrian's noteson their physical features, scenery, and natural history
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26161
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1896
- Author
- Bonney, T. G.
- Publisher
- Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Call Number
- 02.2 B64a
- Author
- Bonney, T. G.
- Responsibility
- Illustrations by E. Whymper
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge : Deighton, Bell, and Co.
- Published Date
- 1896
- Physical Description
- 351 pages ; 15 ill. ; 5 plates
- Subjects
- Switzerland
- Geology
- Italy
- Glaciers
- Animals
- Avalanches
- Botany
- Folklore
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 02.2 B64a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The alpine tundra vegetation of Signal Mountain, Jasper National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8952
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Hrapko, Julia O
- Call Number
- 04.1 H85 Pam
- Author
- Hrapko, Julia O
- Responsibility
- by Julia O. Hrapko and George H. LaRoi
- Physical Description
- p.309-332 : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Geology
- Notes
- From Canadian Journal of Botany, vol.56, no.3, 1978
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 2902
- Call Number
- 04.1 H85 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1067 a-c
- Description
- Three fossilized ammonites (Scaphites). From the Cretaceous period, Wapiabi formation.
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- Title
- Ammonite Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 7.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Three fossilized ammonites (Scaphites). From the Cretaceous period, Wapiabi formation.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1067 a-c
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Ammonite Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1070
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1070
- Description
- Fossilized ammonite (Maclurites) on silty limestone. Calcite crystals growing on the shell, cavity has not been completely filled in. From the Ordovician period.
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- Title
- Ammonite Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 7.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized ammonite (Maclurites) on silty limestone. Calcite crystals growing on the shell, cavity has not been completely filled in. From the Ordovician period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1070
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Among the Selkirk glaciers : being the account of a rough survey in the Rocky Mountain regions of British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3982
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1890
- Author
- Green, William Spotswood
- Publisher
- London : Macmillan
- Call Number
- 02.6 Se4g
- 02.6 Se4g M'fiche
- Author
- Green, William Spotswood
- Publisher
- London : Macmillan
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- xv, 251p. : ill., map
- Subjects
- Geology
- Mountaineering
- Notes
- Also on microfiche
- Accession Number
- 400
- 5142 deaccessioned
- Call Number
- 02.6 Se4g
- 02.6 Se4g M'fiche
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- Archives Library
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