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Category: Specimen

Jurassic Basalt Column

  • Author By Gabrielle Price '28
  • Categories: Beneski Museum of Natural History, Climate, North America, Prehistory, Specimen, Weather and Destruction, Weather and Science
A slab from a column of basaltic rock that formed when lava from a Massachusetts volcano cooled 190 million years ago.

Early Jurassic Slab with Raindrops

  • Author By Donovan Pitts '27
  • Categories: Beneski Museum of Natural History, North America, Prehistory, Rain, Specimen, Weather and Science, Weather and Time
A large, gray slab of rock features a mottled, undulating surface and a jagged edge.

Triassic Petrified Wood Specimen

  • Author By Natalie Fu '27
  • Categories: Beneski Museum of Natural History, Climate, North America, Prehistory, Specimen, Weather and Nature, Weather and Time
Image of petrified wood taken from above highlighting the colorful cross-section.

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