27 Hidden Gems: Geological Collections and Museums in the Southeastern U.S.

Friday, 11 April 2014
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Smithfield

Presentations

• 8:10 AM
  THE GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES OF VIRGINIA’S STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
  William Lassetter, Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Charlottesville, VA
  237509 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:30 AM
  GROWING, PRESERVING, USING, AND CONTAINMENT OF YOUR DEPARTMENT’S MINERAL COLLECTION
  Curtis L. Hollabaugh, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
  237516 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:50 AM
  GEORGIA COLLEGE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, SURVIVING IN A LOW BUDGET ENVIRONMENT
  Alfred Mead, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA
  237330 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:10 AM
  EXPERIMENTAL RUN PRODUCT ARCHIVE, PRODUCED USING THE EGEMS GEOLOGICAL DATABASE, PROMOTES LONG-TERM PRESERVATION AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR BOTH SPECIMENS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED DATA
  Sarah Timm, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA and James Beard, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA
  237171 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:50 AM
  PALEONTOLOGY IN THE DIGITAL AGE: DIGITIZING TRIASSIC INSECTS FROM SOLITE QUARRY, VA
  Christina J. Byrd, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA and Alton C. Dooley, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA and Sarah Timm, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA
  236869 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:10 AM
  THE GEOLOGY COLLECTION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES, RALEIGH, NC, USA
  R. Christopher Tacker, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC and Patricia G. Weaver, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
  236750 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:30 AM
  RARE EUHEDRAL CALCITE CRYSTALS IN THE AMETHYST GEODES OF BRAZIL AND URUGUAY
  Julia A. Nord, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA and Victor Yount, Marshall, VA
  237513 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:50 AM
  HERBERT H. AND DAISY W. SMITH: COLLECTORS, CURATORS, AND CHRONICLERS OF ALABAMA
  Andrew Rindsberg, Baton Rouge, LA
  237493 (Theme Sessions)