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COLLEGE EXHIBITS 2009 KC GEM & MINERAL SHOW
Kansas Geological Survey-University of Kansas Sedimentary Structures Most sedimentary structures have physical properties that help distinguish aspects of the flow from which they were formed or deposited. Such properties include information regarding stratification, bedforms, bedding-plane markings, and biological structures, all of which are important in the interpretation of depositional structures and the processes responsible for depositing them. Metropolitan Community College-Blue River Common Rock Forming Minerals This exhibit will showcase beautiful and striking samples of many common rock-forming minerals. What minerals make up granite? What’s found in limestone? What makes gneiss so nice? Stop by and find out for yourself, as on display will be excellent mineral specimens from the MCC-Blue River collection. From carbonates to sulfates, come and enjoy the wonderful world of minerals.
Metropolitan Community College-Maple Woods Fossils of the Central United States Examples of fossils collected in the Central United States with locations and ecosystems where the plants and animals lived.
Northwest Missouri State University Applied Learning Experience in the Fall Field Trip Course This display presents a summary of student experiences acquired during the annual field trip course to the Upper Great Lakes region. The students undertook numerous field activities during the trip including interpretive exercise at the field stops, data along with sample collection in Precambrian igneous and metamorphic environments. Students collected samples of gneisses, schists and basalts for personal collections and undergraduate research projects. This display includes specimens collected and locality noted and images of students participating in field activities. University of Central Missouri SLABS! The Beauty of “Ugly” or “Ordinary” Rock The use of rock or stone for decorative purposes is as ancient as recorded history. The word lapidary (which is Latin for “pertaining to stones”) is the typical expression used in reference to the art of crafting, forming and finishing stones. Today, this is generally directed to one who cuts, polishes, or engraves precious and semi-precious minerals and rocks. However, true “rockophiles” can find beauty even in gravel! An ordinary “ugly” looking rock or stone, once slabbed and polished may be transformed into an incredible example of nature’s artwork. There is no better illustration today then by simply looking at the overwhelmingly popular use of rock as material for countertops or tiles. As an added bonus, examining the cut surface of stone can provide many clues into how it formed, and can say much about the environment and setting in which it was created.<BR> All of the material shown in the case here has been collected around the United States on various mineral-collecting expeditions. Almost all of these samples were originally collected for the purpose of “yard rock” (the stuff not allowed in the house!) subsequent cutting revealed all the various beauty you see here! It is always amusing to find that as one drives around our country, the granite countertops found in one region represent the raw material for gravel in another part. University of Kansas-Lawrence Booth/exhibit will feature a display of fossil specimens and literature as well as a sandbox with fossils. Kids will be able to “dig” for the fossils, then identify them on a poster at the booth and take them home. University of Missouri-Kansas City Geoscience Research by UMKC Students and Faculty on Three Continents Geologic and environmental research by students and faculty in Africa, Asia and North America. Park University Charles H. Sternberg Collection Exhibit will feature 1917 plaster jacketed fish fossils collected by the Sternberg Family in western Kansas and/or Dinosaur Bones from Alberta, Canada. Copyright © 2001-2007, Association of Earth Science Clubs of Greater Kansas City, Inc. |
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