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Science scrapbook : astronomy, agriculture, biology, etc.
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is titled "Science" on front cover, and consists of educational newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to various subjects including astronomy, weather patterns, science and technology, food production, and human and marine biology. Scrapbook contains a loose Table of Contents inside…
- Date Range
- 1936
- [1939 - 1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
- Published record
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 18
- Date Range
- 1936
- [1939 - 1940]
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is titled "Science" on front cover, and consists of educational newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to various subjects including astronomy, weather patterns, science and technology, food production, and human and marine biology. Scrapbook contains a loose Table of Contents inside front cover listing subjects addressed in clippings [see "Content Details"].
- Name Access
- Rudaux, Lucien
- Subject Access
- Science and technology
- Research
- Medicine
- Geology
- Experiment
- Environment
- Education
- Ecology
- Commerce and industry
- Astronomy
- Agriculture
- Natural resources
- Natural history
- Neuroscience
- Fish
- Geographic Access
- France
- Canada
- Alberta
- Ontario
- Hamilton
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Scrapbook has been interleaved
- Handle with caution due to loose contents
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Health services
- Natural resources
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Content Details
- [Table of Contents] Contents 1939-1940 Other Planets: Artillery in the Skies Other Suns: Uses of different Parts of the Head Synthetic Products: Diamond Iron Salt: Technicolor Television: Man's conquest of the Air: Operations Vitamins: Pasteurization of milk The Five Senses and the Somatic Senses Development of Science; guns etc. Sugar Beets Shortest Day of the Year Sea Fish
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Colonial Coral Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1030
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1030
- Description
- Fossilized colonial coral, middle Devonian in age. Common throughout North America. Species: Pachyphyllum. Warm shallow ocean environment. Limestone matrix. Has undergone weathering. Coral structure is well defined. Small crinoid fragments exposed on one side. Recrystallization of the rock is occur…
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- Title
- Colonial Coral Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized colonial coral, middle Devonian in age. Common throughout North America. Species: Pachyphyllum. Warm shallow ocean environment. Limestone matrix. Has undergone weathering. Coral structure is well defined. Small crinoid fragments exposed on one side. Recrystallization of the rock is occurring is some areas, calcite crystals growing in the vugs (cavities). These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1030
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1031
- Description
- Fossilized bone, possibly dinosaur bone from Drumheller area. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Bone Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 11.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized bone, possibly dinosaur bone from Drumheller area. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1031
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1032
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1032
- Description
- Petrified wood (chalcedony) with quartz crystals growing in the voids. The original woody structure has been replaced by silty material in some areas. Likely from the Drumheller area, not from the Bow Valley. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 8.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Petrified wood (chalcedony) with quartz crystals growing in the voids. The original woody structure has been replaced by silty material in some areas. Likely from the Drumheller area, not from the Bow Valley. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1032
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1033
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1033
- Description
- Silicified wood, growth rings very well exposed and displayed. One side is weathered and one side is cut, displaying the rings more clearly. All the woody cells have been replaced by silica. Minor fracturing. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Ro…
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Silicified wood, growth rings very well exposed and displayed. One side is weathered and one side is cut, displaying the rings more clearly. All the woody cells have been replaced by silica. Minor fracturing. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Rocky Mountain House and Edmonton areas.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1033
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1034
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1034
- Description
- Silicified wood. Almost completely chalcedony. Well defined growth rings, wood structure is very well preserved. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Rocky Mountain House and Edmonton areas. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 11.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Silicified wood. Almost completely chalcedony. Well defined growth rings, wood structure is very well preserved. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Rocky Mountain House and Edmonton areas. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1034
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Petrified Bone Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1035
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1035
- Description
- Petrified bone, dinosaur bone from Red Deer River valley. Mostly silica that is replacing the cells. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified bone found in the Edmonton area.
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- Title
- Petrified Bone Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 12.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Petrified bone, dinosaur bone from Red Deer River valley. Mostly silica that is replacing the cells. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified bone found in the Edmonton area.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1035
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1036
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1036
- Description
- Silicified wood. Internal structure of tree is well preserved. Very nice specimen.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 14.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Silicified wood. Internal structure of tree is well preserved. Very nice specimen.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1036
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1037
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1037
- Description
- Petrified wood. Fractures are filled with quartz (variety agate). Preservation is very good, growth rings are well exhibited. Silicified wood, less replacement than specimen 112. 03.1036. Botryoidal surface texture in some areas.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 10.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Petrified wood. Fractures are filled with quartz (variety agate). Preservation is very good, growth rings are well exhibited. Silicified wood, less replacement than specimen 112. 03.1036. Botryoidal surface texture in some areas.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1037
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1038
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1038
- Description
- Petrified wood from Drumheller region. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 8.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Petrified wood from Drumheller region. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1038
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