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View the Maryland State fossil, Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae (Wilson)(what is it and where to find it)?
Learn about the geology of Maryland
The Geology Department Welcomes you to Celebrate Maryland Day 2000 by Inviting You to Visit our Gems and Minerals Museum
April 29, 2000
The Feedman family in the Gems and Minerals Museum, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Irvin E. Freedman during the 25th Annivesary celebration of the Department of Geology.
Photo and caption (modified) by Kathleen Holmay, CMPS Dean's Office.
This large, stunning tourmaline necklace around quartz is one of hundreds in the University of Maryland Gems and Minerals Museum located in the Geology Department. Founded in 1983 with the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin E. Freedman, the collection is the highest quality of any university in the nation.
Visit the Gems and Mineral Museum on Maryland Day 2000, and you can learn about ....
¨the Maryland State fossil, Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae (Wilson)
¨how geologists simulate the growth of rocks and minerals within the crust of the earth
¨ why the mineral Lukechangite is important in the history of the Department
¨ the gold mining boom in the Georgotown-Great Falls region of Maryland during the
late 1890's
¨ local fossil collecting sites
For more information on Maryland Day 2000, see the article in the Outlook on the web.