The geological collections of the Warwickshire Museum were initiated by the Warwickshire Natural History and Archaeological Society during the 19th century.
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Amongst the many curiosities collected back then are a small ...
Amongst the original collections of the Warwickshire Natural History and Archaeological Society, the Warwickshire Museum cares for a number of tiny ‘books’ (actually decorative pieces), carved from different varieties of ...
Pebbles of many different rock types can be found in Warwickshire, and are commonly encountered in fields, gardens and parks. Flint, best known from southern and eastern England, is present ...
We occasionally experience falls of so-called Saharan dust in Warwickshire, when precipitation is combined with wind blowing from the south. This produces ‘dirty rain’ depositing splatters of dust which are ...
Warwickshire has one of the most varied selections of rocks in the country. It spans over 600 million years from the depths of the Precambrian period, with violent volcanic eruptions, ...
