Wednesday, December 28, 2011

[Geology2] Re: When in Evanston, Illinois, be sure to visit



Oh, she's just about half my age.          :)

"When you got it, you got it"

> Posted by: "Kim Noyes" kimnoyes@gmail.com noyeskim
> Date: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:01 am ((PST))
>
> Inquiring minds want to know... what is the age differential between the
> two of you... ;-p
>
> Cool-sounding place, BTW, and thanks for the tip.
>
> Kimmer
>
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Robert Blau <robert-blau@webtv.net> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Nationally known . . .
> >
> > Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop and Prehistoric Life Museum:
> > Evanston/Chicago jewelry, fossils, minerals, Native American jewelry,
> > crystals, gems, beads and gifts.
> > http://www.davesrockshop.com/
> >
> > A marvelous place; VERY reasonable prices. I challenge you to get out
> > the door without purchasing anything. My girlfriend, the geology major,
> > got ELEVEN very nice mineral samples (including a gorgeous wood-like
> > sandstone, as well as red calcite, blue calcite, quartz amethyst, green
> > kyanite, blue kyanite, aragonite star, chrysacolla, agate, quartz geode,
> > and peridot in basalt) for just $50. Nice.
> >
> > We found out about the place from a faculty member we happened to
> > encounter today while visiting Northwestern's Department of Earth and
> > Planetary Sciences (where my gf is thinking of applying to grad school).
> > Apparently a very complete department, it offers concentrations in
> > general geoscience, geophysics, earth materials, geochemistry, earth
> > history and paleobiology, climate science, and planetary science -- and
> > has faculty members whose specialties include geochemistry,
> > hydrogeochemistry, biogeochemistry, thermodynamics, mineral physics,
> > planetary geophysics, paleolimnology, paleoclimatology, biostratigraphy,
> > sedimentology, seismology, and tomography. Nice.
> >
> >
> >


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