Geology Collection (page 12)

Baryte
Specimen of the mineral Baryte from Wheal Mary Ann Menheriot, Cornwal, England

Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875)
Portrait of Sir Charles Lyell, a Scottish born lawyer turned geologist, and author of The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man (1863). Knighted in 1848

Axinite

Rock formation, Bermuda 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Costume of the Glaciers (sketch of William Buckland)

Flint hand axe (label)
Photograph of a human-made hand axe, which was discovered in 1859, and is thought to be about 400, 000 years old. This close-up of the label shows the date and initials J.P, for John Prestwich

Meteoric Stone, Wold Cottage
One of a series of 5 postcards featuring British meteorites produced and sold by the museum in the 1920s

Meteoric stone, Rowton
One of a series of 5 postcards featuring British meteorites produced and sold by the museum in the 1920s

Section of the plains of Patagonia diagram
Section of the plains of Patagonia, on the banks of the S.Cruz cross-section diagram (p.114) from Charles Darwins Geological Observations on South America, 1846

North and South section across the valley of Coquimbo, diag
North and South section across the valley of Coquimbo diagram (p.240) from Charles Darwins Geological Observations on South America, 1846

Dr Gideon Algernon Mantell (1790-1852)
Gideon Algernon Mantell, L.L.D. F.R.S. &c. Fossil collector, geologist and surgeon

Geology Department preparators shop, 1934
This photograph shows Louis Parsons preparing a skeleton of the plant-eating dinosaur Hypsilophodon, for display at the Natural History Museum, London

William Buckland (1784-1856)
Print annotated in pencil Dr Buckland Dean of Westminster. Buckland was an English geologist and palaeontologist, who wrote the first full account of a fossil dinosaur

Ashcroft Collection of Swiss minerals
Frederick Noel Ashcroft meticulously recorded details relating to his collections in his notebooks, which are now housed at the Natural History Museum, London

Onion skin boulder
Onion skin is a type of weathering where thin layers are exfoliated by erosion processes producing an onion skin effect

Rhodochrosite manganocalcite
Specimen from Schemnitz, Hungary, Greville Collection, 1810 (Baron Ignatz von Born specimen). BM 89666

William Bean (1787-1866)
Portrait of William Bean, a British geologist. From Monograph of the Land and Freshwater Mollusca of the British Isles

William Smiths geological table
Fig 2 from Delineation of Strata of England and Wales (1815) by William Smith

Krakatau map
Figure 1 from Krakatau by R D M Verbeek showing the group of islands

Artificial bismuth crystals
A specimen of man-made bismuth crystals

BERTELLI, Fernando (16th century). Map of Iceland, 1566. Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 National de la Marine (Paris Navy museum)

Scenery near Hawridge, Buckinghamshire
Sketch of the countryside about a quarter of a mile from Hawridge Church towards Chesham, Buckinghamshire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Needle Rock, Fishguard, Wales
The Needle Rock at Fishguard, Wales. It is a dolerite stack with a hole through its base, standing 130 feet high. Showing locals rowing a boat through the opening

Monastery of St Bernard, Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire
Sketch of the Monastery of St Bernard, Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Man-made salt pans, Zebbug, Gozo

Salt pans, Naghag il-Bahar, Marsalforn, Gozo

Fete Champetre, Watcombe, 1852
Musical fete champetre at Watcombe, near Torquay. The grand natural ampitheatre in which the performances took place was caused by a landslip. Date: 1852

The Arch Rock, part of the cliff formation near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: BC

Portland Bill Rocks
Old Harry Rock and the white cliffs at Studland, Dorset, England. Date: BC

Cliffs, Rocks and Sea
Waves crashing against the rocks and cliffs at Beer, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Upper Teesdale Rocks
A rock formation in Upper Teesdale, County Durham, England. Behind the boys is the entrance to Mawkins Cave, famous for potholing. Date: 1950s

Slipped Strata
A fine example of slipped strata, on the rocky Pembrokeshire coast, at Port Stinian, near St. David s, Wales. Date: 1950s

The Needles Eye, Douglas Hall, Kirkoudbrightshire, Scotland, one of the many peculiar rock formations on the Colvend Coast. The Needles Eye is 40 high. Date: 1950s

Girvan Rock Formation
A rock formation on the beach near Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, showing the erosion caused by many tides. Date: BC

The Split Rocks, on the West Shore, Llandudno, Carnarvonshire, Wales, within the locality of the birthplace of author Lewis Carroll. Date: BC

Dunes at Arcachon
The Great Dune of Sablourney, at Arcachon in southwest France. Date: circa 1905

Braich-Y-Pwll Inlets
Deep water and rocky inlets at Braich-y-Pwll, on the far end of the Lleyn Peninsula, Carnarvonshire, Wales. Date: 1950s

Stack Rocks
The Stack Rocks, St. Govans Head, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. These two masses of isolated limestone are surviving fragments of the original cliff line. Date: BC

Alum Bay Cliffs
The famous multi-coloured cliffs at Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. Date: 1930s

Needle Rock, near Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Date: BC

MADMANs WINDOW
The rock formation on the Antrim Coast Road, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, known locally as Madmans Window. Date: 1950s

Durl Head & Cradle Rock
Durl Head and Cradle Rock, near Brixham, Devon, England. Viewed from St. Marys Bay, Cradle Rock is seen in the middle distance, resembling a childs cradle. Date: BC

Emperors Bath
The impressive scenery at Emperors Bath, Filey Brigg, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Scilly Isles Rock
The Tortoise Rock, a strange natural rock formation at St. Mary s, Scilly Isles. Date: 1930s

Honeycombed Rocks
Rocks honeycombed by the sea, with Garsbheinn, one of the Coolin Peaks, in the background. Port na Cullaidh, Loch Scavaig, Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Upturned Conglomerates
The rocky shore at Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, a good example of upturned conglomerates. Date: 1950s

The Pinnacles, Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland, England, home to thousands of sea birds during the mating season. Date: 1930s

Devils Cheesewring
The Devils Cheesewring, in the Valley of Rocks, Lynton and Lynmouth, Devon, England. Date: January 1939

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