@djemurdock.bsky.social
Geologist and Collections Manager for all things Earth ๐๐ชจ๐โ๏ธ๐๐ฆฃ๐ฆ at @morethanadodo.bsky.social ๐ฆค๐ (he/him)
Polished limestone from @morethanadodo.bsky.social mineral collections for #MineralMonday
From Crimea, Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ
Beautiful but deadly. A stunning piece of chrysotile (aka white asbestos) for #MineralMonday from @morethanadodo.bsky.social
24.02.2025 10:02 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
Weโre thinking about a new fluorescent mineral display at @morethanadodo.bsky.social
What would you put in it?
#MineralMonday
Youโre absolutely right. These were all part of a display of UK mineral heritage, including lots from the Pennines and Cumbria, as well as classic localities in the Midlands, Wales and the southwest.
05.02.2025 10:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A day late for #MineralMonday but we've been busy...๐
The answer to the question, what does a @morethanadodo.bsky.social mineral display look like on the inside ๐ค
Feeling like spring canโt come fast enough ๐ฅถ? Hereโs some trees* ๐ณ to brighten up this chilly #MineralMonday
*Ok. You got me. Manganese oxide and goethite dendrites ๐คญ
Image from @morethanadodo.bsky.social
The footprints were uncovered at a large quarry in Oxfordshire.
23.01.2025 20:28 โ ๐ 49 ๐ 10 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2
Weโre changing some of our permanent displays at @morethanadodo.bsky.social which means a chance to get up close to some display specimens like this stunning azurite on malachite with chrysocolla #MineralMonday
20.01.2025 13:12 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Fossil brachiopod
Fossil brachiopod
Check out the ๐จinsane๐จ level of preservation in this spiriferid brachiopod ๐ฑ
On display at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Nรผrnberg, Germany
MIND BLOWING (even to a vertebrate palaeontologist ๐คฃ)
#FossilFriday
This weekโs #MineralMonday spotted on the early morning dog walk ๐โ๐ฆบ
One of the most abundant minerals at Earthโs surface. โ๏ธ๐ง๐ฅถ
Digging for Britain continues tonight on BBC Two. Join us again as we go walking with dinosaurs - as well as serving up another lovely platter of archaeological fare!
www.facebook.com/share/r/15sQ...
I can't keep up with the brilliant @nadwgab.bsky.social and #365Minerals BUT I'm aiming for every #MineralMonday ๐ค
To kick off 2025, here's a stunning Cornish torbernite from
@morethanadodo.bsky.social
Incredible site. If you want to see the length of these trackways, and a little walk through of some of the Sauropod tracks, I've uploaded a 4k60p video to YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dyH...
Want to know what it was like uncovering the โdinosaur highwayโ? ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐พ
Caroline Wood @ox.ac.uk has the behind the scenes scoop
oxford.shorthandstories.com/behind-the-s...
oumnh.ox.ac.uk/britains-din... ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐พ @morethanadodo.bsky.social
03.01.2025 21:09 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 12024 truly wad the year of the Megalosaur. Not only did we celebrate 200 years since the first scientifically described dinosaur, the megalosaurus, was announced but our team along with researchers from @unibirmingham.bsky.social uncovered megalosaur and sauropod trackways in Oxfordshire!
02.01.2025 12:44 โ ๐ 119 ๐ 31 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 2
Four people wearing high visibility vests and hard hats
A fossilised dinosaur footprint
Finally, we can talk about this awesome dinosaur excavation!!
๐ฆ๐ฆ๐โ๏ธ๐ชฃ๐
My super colleagues
@djemurdock.bsky.social
@kirstymedgar.bsky.social
@richardjbutler.bsky.social
& I led a team of 100 people, over 7 days, to excavate 200+ prints of Megalosaurus ๐ฆ & Cetiosaurus ๐ฆ
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฃ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A very exciting project I've been working on with @dremmanicholls.bsky.social @richardjbutler.bsky.social & @kirstymedgar.bsky.social
Today marks eight years for me working at the amazing @morethanadodo.bsky.social
Here's four of the more memorable days from 2024
