[Rockhounds] What do seek in on-line museum collections?

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

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On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 11:13 PM Alan Goldstein <deepskyspy at outlook.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for your reply and input. It’s true that images of fossils are
> widespread but very general. I can survey teachers but my focus with the
> Rockhound list is more of a generic hobbyist inquiry.
>
> As to the internet being helpful for me as a collector? Oh, no, no no!
> There is no ‘mindat’ for fossils. Digital images are mostly the same
> species or even the same images used ad nauseum. Unfortunately, eBay is the
> most likely source when I do a search.
>
> One example - when I seek out to identify my unidentified Green River
> Formation tree leaves, the results are disappointing. Common leaf ID, yes.
> Otherwise it’s no joy. I have located and downloaded some scanned PDFs of
> USNM research published 50 to 100 years ago.
>
> Looking for fossil images to aid in identification is still lousy for most
> formations and specific localities. The most comprehensive I’ve encountered
> are Cincinnatian (upper Ordovician ) fossils.
>
> My goal with the Falls site is to have a large variety of Silurian and
> Devonian faunas available. Any other thoughts from the Rockhound List would
> be appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Alan
>
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> From: Paul<mailto:etchplain at att.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 10:32 PM
> To: Rockhound List<mailto:rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] What do seek in on-line museum collections?
>
> Alan Goldstein wrote,
>
> > The goal is to have a website with access to our images and
> > data for students, scientists & historians and the curious public.
>
> What I think some people, including teachers and student, are
> looking for are Creative Commons licensed 3D digital models
> of real fossils that they can print on 3D printers. Also,
> include color images of the fossils so the more tech savvy can
> add colors to their printed models.
>
> Images of fossils are now everywhere on the Internet and no longer
> special except for researchers.
>
> Just some thoughts.
>
> Paul H.
>
>
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