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2021
Video
NMS Earth Systems collection virtual tour
Virtual tour of the Earth Systems collection at National Museums Scotland. Shown as part of the Scottish Geology Festival 2021.Brown, Emily ; Walcott, Rachel ; Davidson, Peter ; Gooday , Bob
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2022
Lecture
Scottish Agates of the National Museums Scotland collection
Join Emily Brown, Assistant Curator of Earth Systems at National Museums Scotland on a journey though agate formation and agate collecting in Scotland, through the lens of the world famous Scottish agate collection at National Museums Scotland. Agates have fascinated people for thousands of years and have particular cultural relevance...Brown, Emily
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Lecture
Scottish agate collecting through the lens of the National Museums Scotland collection
Agates have fascinated people for thousands of years and have particular cultural relevance for Scotland through their use creating pebble jewellery. This talk will cover agate formation, why Scotland is so prolific for agate hunting and show some of the best agate collecting locations through the lens of the significant...Brown, Emily
Scottish agates, mineral collections, and National Museum of Scotland
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Poster (unpublished)
Mining the minerals, data, and other resources of the National Museums Scotland Collection
National Museums Scotland has a hugely diverse, historical, and well-curated mineral collection. Five kilometres from here at the National Museums Collections Centre, over 70,000 mineral and rock specimens are housed in one of the best storage facilities in Europe. There are over 2000 mineral species represented, with examples from a...Walcott, Rachel ; Brown, Emily ; Davidson, Peter
National Museums Scotland Collection , mineral species, National Museums Collection Centre, mineral specimens, and data mining