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OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
Halloweeeeeen!
People always thought that Halloween was THE Bone Room holiday, and they weren't far wrong - we always did love to design our Halloween windows, and if we threw only one party during the year, it would be a costume party at Halloween time, compete with organ cake, blood punch, and Ron's vampire fangs. We do have some proper Halloween-themed merchandise, so if you need an appropriate hostess gift or Halloween valentines, here they are: Halloween Things
Also Halloween-ish (but available year-round - if we can keep it in stock): small bats that hang upside down wherever you need some ghoulish cheer.
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Fossils is a newly published book of beautiful photographs of extraordinary fossil specimens, the people who prepare and present them, and the Fossil Shows themselves. It is, as the subtitle says, a Fusion of Science, Art, & Culture - a combination The Bone Room has always promoted. We're also offering, from the same photographer, a book of tear-out postcards of marine fossils: Postcard Book
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Dino Bone Eggs, Cubes, and Pieces - This is the first we've seen of this product: shapes carved and polished from the very large bones of the Moroccan sauropod, Atlasaurus. We particularly think it's neat to have not dinosaur eggs, but dinosaur bone eggs...
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Libyan Desert Glass is a tektite (like moldavite) - sand that melted and fused as a result of a meteorite strike. Libyan Glass was formed probably about 30 million years ago over large areas of what is now Libya and Egypt. Paleolithic peoples used the material not only for decorative items, but also as a substitute for flint, even making Libyan Glass arrowheads (which must be very pretty).
Opals occur in various spots around the world, most famously (and expensively) in Australia. These opal slices and gems are from Ethiopia - also gorgeous, but much less pricey.
Opals occur in various spots around the world, most famously (and expensively) in Australia. These opal slices and gems are from Ethiopia - also gorgeous, but much less pricey.
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Jewelry from Outer Space! We have new Meteorite Pendants from Russia (Seymchan), complete with a 22-inch adjustable sterling silver chain. We also found whole Necklaces made of Algerian Stony Meteorites, polished into beads and made into 18-inch necklaces of satisfying heaviness and a comforting fall brown color - simple as a string of pearls, but with a much more interesting story.
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BONE ROOM NEWS FLASH!!!
We are thrilled to announce that our subsidiary, Bone Room Texas, is open for business. Please join us in celebrating the launch of the website that will be able to offer you the great natural history merchandise you won't find on our original California Bone Room site...
ALLIGATORS GALORE. That’s right - Skulls, heads, feet, teeth and scutes (backplates). Barred from the primary website for ages, you can once again purchase these unique items.
The Bone Room Amber Room is an online store, dedicated mainly to inclusions in amber. Note that though the site is already extensive, it's only the beginning, as we have only just started to catalog the collection of amber (and copal, and burmite, and amber jewelry) we have to offer. We hope you will return from time to time to keep an eye on additions and developments.
We have designed the website so that the customer can search by insect order or by type of amber. Please note that most pieces are illustrated by several photos; click on a specimen to see more details about that piece.
We have designed the website so that the customer can search by insect order or by type of amber. Please note that most pieces are illustrated by several photos; click on a specimen to see more details about that piece.
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.
BONE ROOM AMBER ROOM
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.
BONE ROOM AMBER ROOM
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If you have bones that you are looking to dispose of or sell please think of us. See this link for more information. link
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Gift Certificates
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Sometimes you know your giftee would love something from The Bone Room - but what? Maybe you aren't sure whether or not they already have a beaver skull; maybe you don't know whether they'd prefer a framed butterfly or beetle; maybe you just want to introduce them to the Bone Room shopping experience. The quandary is solved with the Bone Room Gift Card. Our new online Gift Cards can be delivered to the recipient by email, or they can be printed so you can deliver the good news personally. The Gift Card includes directions to The Bone Room website and instructions for redeeming the value of the card. Our Gift Cards have no additional processing fees, no sales tax, and no expiration date. They are available in increments of $10, $25, $50, 100, $250 and larger. Give them a Bone Room Gift Card is like giving them the whole store!
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