Hey, Volcano, What’re You Cooking Up?
Quartz var fire agates were formed during a period of volcanism when hot water, saturated with silica and iron oxide, repeatedly filled cracks and bubbles in the surrounding rock.
(photo by Debra Wilson)
gems and minerals
New Mineral Specimens
Collection managers Marc and Deb Wilson from the Section of Minerals recently attended the Geofair
Show in Cincinnati, where they displayed an exhibit on the quirks of quartz.
They also acquired new mineral specimens for the collection, two of which are planned for future
exhibit—wulfenite from China and pargasite on marble from Vietnam.
Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
Curator of Collections Marc Wilson and Collections Assistant Deb Wilson were at the Tuscon Gem and Mineral Show this month on their hunt for more beautiful specimens for Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Section of Minerals.
Topaz, elbaite, quartz, and albite
Topaz, elbaite, quartz, and albite from California on display in Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems
Pyromorphite
This pyromorphite from Chester County in Pennsylvania is on display in Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems.
Best Museum Exhibit
Carnegie Museum of Natural History received an award for best museum exhibit at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Congratulations to Curator of Collections Marc Wilson (right) and Collection Assistant Deb Wilson (left).
