What kinds of rocks are underfoot? How did they get there? What role did the Gulf of Mexico have in this geology? Why is there no oil production in Dallas County? Why do we have the Eastern Cross Timbers? How did Texas’s extinct volcanos influence our present construction standards?
Geology
Heard Paleo Lab adds new display
By: Patti Tuck 2020 has at least one bright moment! A new fossil was added to the Fossil Hall at the Heard Museum. We call it Ruby because of the… Read More →
Turquoise Spans Centuries and Cultures
by Patti Tuck Last revised in 2014, tanzanite, zircon and turquoise are listed to illustrate the winter blues of December’s birthstones. Of these three, turquoise has been known for more… Read More →