Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum - The View out the Window
This animation, titled The View from our Window, shows the geologic history of Golden, Colorado as seen through a large picture window in the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. The video was developed for the visitors to museum to illustrate how the geology of the Golden area changed through geologic time when looking north from the window. Version 1 was displayed in the museum in early 2006; this version was significantly upgraded with version 2 (shown here) in November 2013. The video is designed to introduce and complement the Geology Walking Trail on campus.
Video illustrates: (1) the formation of Precambrian metamorphic rocks (1.8 Ga); (2) latest Cretaceous delta plain and forest (68 Ma); (3) eruption of Table Mountain basalt (64 Ma); (4) erosion of the Golden area (14 Ma to present), (5) White Ash Coal Mine, and (6) the walking geology trail through the Upper Cretaceous outcrops in the clay pits.
Video by James Adson, Joseph Rogers, Eric Lobato, Jay Austin, Paul Weimer, and Paul Bartos. A special thanks to Ian Miller, James Hagadorn, Kirk Johnson (all DMNS), and Bob Weimer for their technical input.
Interactive Geology Project, University of Colorado-Boulder. igp.colorado.edu
Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines
Sneak peek into the extraordinary collection at the multi-galleried Geology Museum at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, the second most visited university gem museum (next to Harvard). See a moon rock, mineral, fossil, gemstone, meteorite and historic mining artifact exhibits. Talk a walk through the simulated uranium mine. Admission is free!
Fluorescent minerals, Colorado School of Mines
Ultraviolet light stimulates electronic transitions in certain crystals which then fluoresce in the dark. The electrons that are excited into higher states by the UV light get back to their ground states and in the process emit visible light. This movie was taken at the Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines, USA
Colorado School of Mines Campus Video Tour
Campus tour of Colorado School of Mines. CSM is located in the small town of Golden, Colorado just 15 miles west of Denver. A relatively small campus with a mix of historic and modern buildings. Don't forget to watch in HD.
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Overland Trail Museum
A preview of what you will find at the Overland Trail Museum in Sterling Colorado. To find out more, visti Facebook.com/OverlandTrailMuseum
Top 15. Best Tourist Attractions in Golden, Colorado
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The most beautiful places and sight in Golden.
Top 15. Best Tourist Attractions in Golden, Colorado: Lookout Mountain, Buffalo Bill Grave and Museum, Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Colorado Railroad Museum, Mother Cabrini Shrine, Lariat Loop National Scenic Byway, Lookout Mountain Nature Center, Clear Creek History Park, Clear Creek Whitewater Park, Foothills Art Center, Heritage Square, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Heritage Square Family Entertainment Village, Golden History Center
Wild West Colorado
This is a short video about mining in Colorado.
The music is: Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt-Cripple Creek
The information and pictures are from:
Colorado Rocks Minerals A Field Guide to the Centennial State Colorado Field Guides
City of Golden Flag Contest on Colorado & Company
The City of Golden and the Golden History Museums are teaming up to hold a Golden Flag Design Contest! This is your opportunity to create a lasting symbol for the city that captures the history, beauty and uniqueness of our community. The contest is open to everyone, from amateurs to professional graphic designers. Winners will be honored during the Buffalo Bill Days Parade when their flag is unfurled publically for the first time.
Colorado School of Mines
WISEM (Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics) is a program at Colorado School of Mines that works to enhance opportunities for women in engineering and applied science careers and to increase the recruitment and retention of female students. Not only does WISEM support the increasing number of women at Mines, it also runs outreach programs to elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in an effort to create a rich pipeline of future female engineers.
Mines boasts the largest campus chapter of the Society of Women Engineers in the country. WISEM has been instrumental in not only raising the percentage of women on campus, but supporting them – women are graduating at a higher rate than their male counterparts, they have on average a higher GPA than their male counterparts, and they also hold more leadership positions on campus.
Minerals at the northern inyo museum (preview)
Lots more of the museum soon
Things to do in Golden, Colorado!
First time visiting Golden, Colorado and near by cities! I also rented a Turo for the first time, everything went very well! See below for the places I visited.
Sassafras American Eatery
1027 Washington Ave, Golden, CO 80401
Eat this: Chicken Fried eggs and Buffalo Hash!
Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum
1310 Maple St, Golden, CO 80401
Copper Mountain Ski Resort
Frisco, Colorado
Devils backbone nature trail
Loveland, Colorado
Anheuser-Busch Brewery tour
Loveland, Colorado
Coors Brewery Tour
Golden, Colorado
Golden History Museums
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South Central Class' of 1960 Golden Reunion
August 20 & 21 Pueblo, Colorado
A Celebration 50 Years in the Making.
You won't want to Miss It!
Touring the Missouri Capital
Here's some clips from touring Missouri's capital! :D
Explore Colorado Dinosaur Ridge
Head just 20 minutes west of Denver and you can walk in the steps of dinosaurs. It really is a trek through time at Dinosaur Ridge, just off Alameda Parkway in Morrison. Dinosaur Ridge is famous for its tracks site. There are over 320 tracks from different types of dinosaurs in a fairly small area. The tracks are easy to see and there’s even one area where you can literally walk in the footprints of dinosaurs. A hundred million years ago, instead of the ridge and foothills that are there now, the area was a flat sandy beach with rivers flowing into the ocean.
At one, about 92 million years ago, everything in Colorado was underwater. There’s proof of that with ripple marks at Dinosaur Ridge and you can also find seashells in the Morrison and Golden areas, among other spots in Colorado.
On the other side of the ridge, which is right across from the 300 million year old Red Rocks, is an area where you can see the evidence of rivers that were like braided rivers in a swamp or bog area that flowed into the ocean. You can see the stream channels, bones in boulders and rocks, and even a cross section view, or sideways view, of dinosaur footprints. The sandstone on the river side of the ridge is finer than the tracks site side.
Just a short drive away and right across from the Colorado School of Mines in Golden is the 1.5 mile Tricertops Trail. On the trail, you can climb in and out of the areas that were clay pits that have been mined. Left of the sandstone, you can see entire ecosystems from plant fossils to even some T-Rex tracks. It’s free to visit the Triceratops Trail. Just make sure you are wearing comfy shoes and clothes for the walk in and out of pits.
At Dinosaur Ridge, shuttle bus tours last 45 minutes. The tour is $4 for ages 4 and up. Entry into the exhibit hall at the visitor center is $1 for ages 4 and up. Children ages 3 and under are free for both.
Summer camps are back this year at Dinosaur Ridge. They are offered several weeks this summer. Cost is $275 for members and $300 for non-members. Yearly family memberships are $40 and individual is $25.
If you want a great hike, then head up on the Dakota Ridge Trail on top of Dinosaur Ridge. It’s about 2.2 miles from the trailhead at Dinosaur Ridge over to the parking lot near I-70. Just watch out for rattlesnakes along the top of the ridge, just like you’ll find hiking in other spots like Green Mountain and even in Red Rocks Park.
Colorado Mining Claims
Heather Eckles tells us all about Colorado Mining Claims.
A Hoard of Gold
A large collection of raw gold nuggets from around the world-. Until seeing these in person I didn't know it could be found in such interesting shapes, formations, etc. I also threw in a little history of the American Gold Rush for good measure.
Geoscience of Star Trek at The Colorado School of Mines
Hey Everyone!
Come on out to the Colorado School of Mines on Thursday May 5th (2016) at 4PM in the Green Center, Metals Hall for The Geoscience of Star Trek! with me (Dr. Chris) and my friend Maurice!
This is the last Heiland Lecture for the school year.
We would like to thank Colorado School of Mines Department of Goephysics for having us come out!
I will also be giving a talk the following day about harnessing social media as a scientist!
Till next time...
Keep Rocking!
Dr. Chris