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A good word, and from the same root as psittacosaurus, the ‘parrot lizard’ dinosaur. https://t.co/O4w03C9gqv
@MineralCup Vote #gold for history!
The painting shows folk panning for #gold in 1795, N. Wales. Our hills have been full of holes since the Romans!🧀
Gold with sphalerite, Prince of Wales Mine, Dolgellau Gold-belt, Gwynedd.
Both 📷 © National Museum of Wales. @CardiffCurator
Snap snap! 🦀
The terrestrial crab is clearly partial to an olive...
Hermit crab and soldier crabs; Coloured etching by J. Chapman, 12 July 1800. #MuseumsUnlocked #Science @ExploreWellcome
#WorldTurtleDay2020
Have a play in 3D (& print out and make your own!) 🐢
Virtual Cubes Pocket Cube https://t.co/i2XqbEFSQn…
This is fab! Zoom in to get a good look at those unusual branch-stripping teeth...! #dinosaur #MuseumFromHome @DippyOnTour https://t.co/IFA1T9Ix0c
On this day of #mineral Xmas my true love sent me 4 coal-field mins:
Millerite on siderite. Powell Duffryn Colliery, Bargoed & Coed Ely Quarry, RCT
‘Merthyr diamond' quartz. International Colliery, Blaengarw & Windsor colliery, Caerphilly
📷 M.P. Cooper,
@CardiffCurator colln.
#Museum30 Day 4
some of my #MuseumKit for today - guess what we’re learning...@MuseumCdf_Learn
May your pencils be sharp! ✏️
(🏴&🏴 schools are back..)
The name #graphite comes from Greek γράφω/ grafo “I am writing".
Graphite from Seathwaite, Cumbria, (like this one in @MuseumCdf_Learn Discovery centre) has been used since the 1500s for marking sheep. 🐑 #MineralMonday
The #Cullinan 💎is the largest ever gem-quality #diamond, at 3,106.75 carats (621.35g). Found in South Africa in 1905, it was cut to produce 9 stones including the Great ⭐️ of Africa, in the 👑Crown Jewels. @CardiffCurator Replica on display in @MuseumCdf_Learn Discovery centre.