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MARCH NEWSLETTER
Lots of glorious stuff from our shopping trip in Tucson:
Beloved paleontologist Pete Larson has updated two of his books - his wonderful introduction to paleontology, aimed at kids but good enough for adults: Bones Rock (our copies are signed by Larson!). Also the saga of Sue, the TRex skeleton Pete Larson's team found and excavated, which was confiscated by the government and sold at auction to the Field Museum...Rex Appeal 2, a heartbreaking but also inspiring story, is available now.
We went a little crazy for meteorites this year - there are meteorite kits for beginners, and pendants and watches for people who prefer to wear their outer space rocks. There are meteorite magnets, and also - in the tectite department, little vials of slightly radioactive trinitite.
Beautiful malachite worry stones - something we all need these days. We also have...malachite frogs! Cool.
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And from Indonesia: darling little bronze birds.
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Hard-to-find hippo teeth are back and at a better price. Taken by the South African government as part of their culling program.
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Ron Cauble, founder of The Bone Room, was obsessed with inclusions in amber. At Fossil and Mineral Shows he would typically be found seated at an amber dealer's booth, a great pile of amber pieces before him, peering through a loupe at the world inside each piece.
Over the years, some of the pieces were sold to collectors and scientists (most notably, to George Poinar, recognized amber expert and author) - but Ron was always a better collector than salesman, and his collection grew to museum backroom proportions.
Finally we are getting a good start on cataloging and photographing his enormous collection of amber and copal, and offering this work of love and obsession to the public. We think Ron would approve.
Over the years, some of the pieces were sold to collectors and scientists (most notably, to George Poinar, recognized amber expert and author) - but Ron was always a better collector than salesman, and his collection grew to museum backroom proportions.
Finally we are getting a good start on cataloging and photographing his enormous collection of amber and copal, and offering this work of love and obsession to the public. We think Ron would approve.
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