{"id":110,"date":"2019-10-09T16:46:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T20:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/?p=110"},"modified":"2023-06-07T12:01:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T16:01:20","slug":"online-exhibits-oddities-and-curiosities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/2019\/10\/09\/online-exhibits-oddities-and-curiosities\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Exhibits: Oddities and Curiosities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Bryn Mawr mineral collection has some <strong>really weird stuff.<\/strong><\/em>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on an image to learn more about the specimen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/2019\/10\/09\/online-exhibits-oddities-and-curiosities\/albrecht_2823_gastroliths-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"460\" data-id=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Albrecht_2823_Gastroliths-1-1024x460.jpg\" alt=\"Gastroliths: Dinosaur Stomach Rocks\" class=\"wp-image-111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Albrecht_2823_Gastroliths-1-1024x460.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Albrecht_2823_Gastroliths-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Albrecht_2823_Gastroliths-1-768x345.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">These rocks were polished in the stomach of a dinosaur.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/2019\/10\/09\/online-exhibits-oddities-and-curiosities\/v0559_mercury\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/V0559_Mercury-872x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Native Mercury occurs in a liquid form - these drops of native mercury have seeped out of the rock they formed in and are sitting on the surface of the rock as high-surface-tension liquid drops!\" class=\"wp-image-122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/V0559_Mercury-872x1024.jpg 872w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/V0559_Mercury-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/V0559_Mercury-768x902.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Each shiny speck is a sphere of liquid mercury.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/online-exhibits\/v0559_mercury-zoom\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"662\" data-id=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/V0559_Mercury-zoom.jpg\" alt=\"Here's a close-up of the tiny drops of liquid native mercury that have seeped out of this rock\" class=\"wp-image-107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/V0559_Mercury-zoom.jpg 598w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/V0559_Mercury-zoom-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close-up of the small spheres of liquid mercury that are seeping out of this rock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/online-exhibits\/aa00065_fulguerite_1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"317\" data-id=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AA00065_Fulguerite_1-1024x317.jpg\" alt=\"Fulgerite: Petrified Lightning\" class=\"wp-image-105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AA00065_Fulguerite_1-1024x317.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AA00065_Fulguerite_1-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AA00065_Fulguerite_1-768x238.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Petrified Lightning!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/2019\/10\/09\/online-exhibits-oddities-and-curiosities\/olympus-digital-camera-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GCxxxx_Trinite-748x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Trinitite: Melted sand from directly under the first atomic bomb test\" class=\"wp-image-133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GCxxxx_Trinite-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GCxxxx_Trinite-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GCxxxx_Trinite-768x1052.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GCxxxx_Trinite.jpg 971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The first atomic bomb created this mineral. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/online-exhibits\/r4952_sand_of_sahara\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" data-id=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/R4952_Sand_of_Sahara-1024x601.jpg\" alt=\"Sand from the Sahara\" class=\"wp-image-106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/R4952_Sand_of_Sahara-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/R4952_Sand_of_Sahara-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/R4952_Sand_of_Sahara-768x451.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sand from the Sahara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/2019\/10\/09\/online-exhibits-oddities-and-curiosities\/rm200_0017_sandy-calcite\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" data-id=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rm200_0017_Sandy-Calcite-1024x797.jpg\" alt=\"Sandy Calcite\" class=\"wp-image-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rm200_0017_Sandy-Calcite-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rm200_0017_Sandy-Calcite-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rm200_0017_Sandy-Calcite-768x598.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sandy Calcite Crystals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/2019\/10\/09\/online-exhibits-oddities-and-curiosities\/v1873\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" data-id=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/V1873-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"Deliquescent Salts\" class=\"wp-image-137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/V1873-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/V1873-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mineralogy.digital.brynmawr.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/V1873-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Half-melted salt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bryn Mawr mineral collection has some really weird stuff. 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