Object of the Month - Archive 

Each month we present a short video showcasing an object from the Lapworth Museum collection.

Previous objects include the following

Liparoceras cheltiense ammonite

Mike Hermolle, long-term volunteer at the Lapworth Museum of Geology, describes a Liparoceras cheltiense or 'Fathead' ammonite he has chosen for his Object of the Month.
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object of the month; a fathead ammonite

Portland Screw snail shell fossil

Ellen, receptionist at the Lapworth Museum of Geology, describes her choice of a Portland Screw snail shell fossil as Object of the Month.
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object of the month; portland screw snail shell fossil

Sauropod femur

Richard, Academic Keeper at the Lapworth Museum of Geology, describes his choice of a fantastic Jurassic dinosaur bone as Object of the Month.
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object of the month; Sauropod femur

Lapworth's notebook

Derren, a PhD student in structural geology, describes his choice of one of Charles Lapworth's field notebooks as Object of the Month at the Lapworth Museum of Geology.
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Lapworth's notebook - Object of the Month

Smilodon skull

Anna, Learning and Community Development Officer at the Lapworth Museum of Geology, describes the skull of a Smilodon, or sabre-toothed cat.
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object of the month; smilodon

Lava bomb

Jay, Visitor Services Assistant at the Museum, describes his choice of a lava bomb from a New Zealand volcano as Object of the Month at the Lapworth Museum of Geology
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object of the month; lava bomb

Gypsum crystal

Jack, a Geology PhD student in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, describes his choice of a spectacular piece of gypsum crystal as Object of the Month at the Lapworth Museum of Geology.
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object of the month; gypsum

Fossil trackways

Daniel, an MSci undergraduate student studying Palaeobiology and Palaeoenvironments, describes this fossil trackway, his choice as Object of the Month from the Lapworth Museum of Geology.
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object of the month; fossil trackways

Pyrite

Dave, an undergraduate Geology and Geography student, describes his choice of the mineral pyrite as Object of the Month.
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Pyrite - Object of the Month

Mammoth tooth

Olivia, a volunteer at the Lapworth Museum of Geology here at the University of Birmingham, describes her choice of a 40,000 year old woolly mammoth tooth for the Museum's Object of the Month
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object of the month; mammoth tooth

Flexible sandstone

Ashley, a volunteer from Bishop Vesey's grammar school, describes this flexible sandstone, his choice as Object of the Month.
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object of the month; Flexible Sandstone

Pahoehoe lava

William, a third year Geology and Geography student, talks about his choice of the Object of the Month - a volcanic rock specimen from Mt Meru in Tanzania.
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Object of the month; Pahoehoe lava

Carbonaceous chondrite - Allende meteorite

Celine, a work experience student from King Edward School for Girls in Edgbaston, describes her choice of Lapworth Museum Object of the Month
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Object of the month; Carbonaceous chondrite

Honorary Doctorate speech given for Marie Sklodowska Curie

Olivia, a volunteer at the Lapworth Museum of Geology here at the University of Birmingham, describes her choice of Object of the Month - a transcript of the speech given when Marie Sklodowska Curie was awarded an honorary doctorate at the University of Birmingham in 1913.
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Object of the month; Marie Sklodowska Curie speech

Rutile in Quartz - TiO2 in SiO2

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Celine, a work experience student from King Edward School for Girls in Edgbaston, describes her choice of Lapworth Museum Object of the Month
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Object of the month; Rutile in Quartz

Hemicyclaspis murchisoni

Dudley, UK
Plamen, PhD student within the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, talks about his choice of the Object of the Month
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Object of the month; Hemicyclaspis murchisoni

The Odessa Meteorite

Ector County, Texas, U.S.A.
Carrie - a work experience student - talks about her choice of the Odessa Meteorite as the Object of the Month for the Lapworth Museum of Geology
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Object of the month; The Odessa Meteorite

Crotalocephalus sp. trilobite

Morocco
Katie, Assistant Curator. Lapworth Museum of Geology, talks about her choice of the Object of the Month
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Object of the month; Crotalocephalus trilobite

Charles Lapworth's microscope

Emma, a student from University of Melbourne, talks about her choice of object of the month.
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Object of the month; Charles Lapworth's microscope

Pinus yorkshirensis - Fossilised pine cone

Ben Slater from the University of Birmingham talks about his choice of object of the month.
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Fossilised pine cone - Object of the Month

Shotton Normandy landings map

Carrie - a work experience student -  talks about her choice of object of the month.
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Object of the month; Fred Shotton's Normandy maps

Bornite

Pauline Bailey, a visual artist and curator who has worked closely wih the Lapworth Museum, describes Bornite or 'Peacock Ore'.
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Object of the month - Image of Bornite

Capped Quartz

This month Emily, an English and History student at the University of Birmingham and a visitor services assistant at the Lapworth Museum of Geology, describes the Capped Quartz on display in the museum.
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Object of the month - image of Capped quartz

Allosaurus

Zachary, a regular visitor to the Lapworth Museum tells us about his favourite object, the Allosaurus.
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Charnockite

Angela George, a former Artificial Intelligence in Machine Learning student at the University of Birmingham, shares her chosen Object of the Month, Charnockite
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Charnockite OotM

The Moine Thrust

 Catriona Wright, a long-term volunteer at the Lapworth Museum of Geology shares her favourite geological object, a geological formation in the northwest Highlands of Scotland named the Moine Thrust.
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Fossilised Wood

Harriet, a University of Birmingham Student and previous Front of House member of staff at the Lapworth Museum of Geology, shares her favourite geological object, a piece of fossilised wood.
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Fossilised Wood Capture

Pteranodon

Steve, a regular visitor to the museum with his family, share his favourite geological object, the flying pteranodon.

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