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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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- 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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Azurite; Malachite Mineral
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1272
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, azurite & malachite
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1272
- Description
- Specimen of azurite (blue) and malachite (green). Well developed tabular azurite crystals on malachite. The malachite is botryoidal. The underside of the specimen is polished.
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- Title
- Azurite; Malachite Mineral
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, azurite & malachite
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Specimen of azurite (blue) and malachite (green). Well developed tabular azurite crystals on malachite. The malachite is botryoidal. The underside of the specimen is polished.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1272
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Baculites Fossil
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1068
- Description
- Fossilized baculites in silty mudstone. Original shell is preserved, exhibiting mother-of-pearl lustre. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Baculites Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 17.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized baculites in silty mudstone. Original shell is preserved, exhibiting mother-of-pearl lustre. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1068
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Baculites Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1069
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1069
- Description
- Fossilized baculites in silty mudstone. Original shell is preserved, exhibiting mother-of-pearl lustre. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Baculites Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 11.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized baculites in silty mudstone. Original shell is preserved, exhibiting mother-of-pearl lustre. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1069
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Barite Mineral
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1129
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, barite
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1129
- Description
- Tabular barite crystals (barium sulfate) with an iron oxide coating. Quartz vein running along the underside. The most common use of barite is for drilling mud, also for pharmaceutical purposes.
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- Title
- Barite Mineral
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, barite
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 9.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Tabular barite crystals (barium sulfate) with an iron oxide coating. Quartz vein running along the underside. The most common use of barite is for drilling mud, also for pharmaceutical purposes.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1129
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, beryl
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1108
- Description
- Piece of beryl crystal, greenish in colour. This is a low grade aquamarine. If beryl is dark green, it is emerald. Paper label on side is torn, remaining words read: “K Claim, P ...ng River Tin Mines, Du Bois, Man.” This specimen would be from a pegmatite (slow cooling igneous intrusion).
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- Title
- Beryl Mineral
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, beryl
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 6.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Piece of beryl crystal, greenish in colour. This is a low grade aquamarine. If beryl is dark green, it is emerald. Paper label on side is torn, remaining words read: “K Claim, P ...ng River Tin Mines, Du Bois, Man.” This specimen would be from a pegmatite (slow cooling igneous intrusion).
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1108
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Biostratigraphy and Faunas of the Permian Ishbel Group, Canadian Rocky Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24933
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1968
- Author
- Logan, Alan
- McGugan, Alan
- Publisher
- Journal of Paleontology
- Call Number
- 03.2 L78b PAM
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- Author
- Logan, Alan
- McGugan, Alan
- Responsibility
- Alan Logan
- Alan McGugan
- Publisher
- Journal of Paleontology
- Published Date
- 1968
- Abstract
- Pertains to Permian Ishbel group in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and attempts to unite the understanding of scattered occurances of fauna within these fossil records.
- Notes
- In Journal of Paleontology Vol. 42, No. 5 (Sep., 1968), pp. 1123-1139
- Call Number
- 03.2 L78b PAM
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Available online through JSTOR via subscription
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, biotite
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1091 a,b
- Description
- Two specimens of mica crystals. This variety of mica is biotite.
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- Title
- Biotite Mineral
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- mineral, biotite
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Two specimens of mica crystals. This variety of mica is biotite.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1091 a,b
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