Olympic Relay Torch - Athens 2004 historic-places-faces This specimen is a Chelyabinsk

This specimen is a Chelyabinsk meteorite fragment

" The name was recorded in 1576 CE by the Governor of the provinces of Tucumán

Above: Artist's Concept of a Trilobites on the move (Source: Mini Museum)

this had to be done by hand with tweezers

aragonite tends to convert to calcite

Olympic Relay Torch - Athens 2004 historic-places-faces This specimen is a Chelyabinsk"We shall not have peace until the prejudices which now separate the different races shall have been outlived. To attain this end, what better means than to bring the youth of all countries periodically together for amicable trials of muscular strength and agility?" ~ Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games This specimen is a pair of olive wood and aluminum fragments from an Olympic Relay Torch used in advance of the 2004 games in