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SPRING/SUMMER 1999 ARCHIVE Clemson Recognized as Leader in Orthopaedic Bioengineering Clemson University Mathematics: The Next National Champion? Clemson University, Southeast Leader in Invention Income Where the Rubber Meets the Roador Off-Road Clemson Students Win NSF Awards Professor Receives National Math Award Thomas Green Clemson Academy Welcomes Three New Members Dow Chemical Pledges More Than Half-Million Dollars to Film-Related Research Catfish: Improving Environment and Economy ACES Reunion and BBQ is Coming!  |
Cast in Stone The Bob Campbell Geology Museum, located in the South Carolina Botanical Garden, serves as a resource and a place for inspiration in the study and appreciation of geology. 
The museum houses an impressive variety of minerals and contains one of the largest faceted gem collections in the Southeast. Fossils, meteorites and terrestrial rocks are displayed, and a large walk-in darkroom showcases minerals that fluoresce under ultraviolet light. The museum's collection of Native American artifacts demonstrates the importance of rocks and minerals in human history. Mineral specimens from the Carolinas, Georgia and around the world can be seen in the museum. Highlights include a 450-pound amethyst geode from Brazil, the largest blue topaz crystal ever found in the United States, impressive limestone slabs from Morocco with preserved shells of several nautiloid species, and gold flakes found within South Carolina. Carolyn Rebbert, formerly of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, is the museum's new director. Group tours may be arranged through the University Visitors Center (864/656-4789). Public hours are Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays from 1-5 p.m. Call the museum for details at 864/656-4600. |
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