Tag: Minerals

Dinosaur Auction Features Fighting Pair of Skeletons

DALLAS (REUTERS).- Natural history buffs with Tyrannosaurus-sized bank accounts got a chance to ante up on Sunday when an unusually large collection of fully assembled, museum-quality dinosaur skeletons was put up for auction. The featured stars of the…

Paper Announces Discovery of One of Earliest Minerals Formed in Solar System

LOS ANGELES, CA.- In the May-June issue of the journal American Mineralogist, a team of scientists announced the discovery of the new mineral krotite, one of the earliest minerals formed in our solar system. It is the main component of an unusual inclu…

Field Museum Presents Exhibition that Reveals Art and Science Behind Prized Mineral: Gold

CHICAGO, IL.- One of the rarest and most highly prized minerals in the world is on display in a dazzling, comprehensive exhibition at The Field Museum (October 22 – March 6, 2011). Gold, the exhibition, explores the historical fascination with thi…

Field Museum Presents Exhibition that Reveals Art and Science Behind Prized Mineral: Gold

CHICAGO, IL.- One of the rarest and most highly prized minerals in the world is on display in a dazzling, comprehensive exhibition at The Field Museum (October 22 – March 6, 2011). Gold, the exhibition, explores the historical fascination with thi…

Field Museum Presents Exhibition that Reveals Art and Science Behind Gold

CHICAGO, IL.- One of the rarest and most highly prized minerals in the world is on display in a dazzling, comprehensive exhibition at The Field Museum (October 22 – March 6, 2011). Gold, the exhibition, explores the historical fascination with thi…

Field Museum Announces Exhibition that Reveals Art and Science Behind Gold

CHICAGO, IL.- One of the rarest and most highly prized minerals in the world is on display in a dazzling, comprehensive exhibition at The Field Museum (October 22 – March 6, 2011). Gold, the exhibition, explores the historical fascination with thi…

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