Sentence examples for geological specimens from inspiring English sources

Enclosure: 2 notes, apparently roughlabels for geological specimens.

Precursors to the modern museum, wunderkammers combined biological oddities, zoological rarities and geological specimens in displays with works of art.

Geological specimens taken from the El Capitan formation are on view for visitors to touch.

The Museum of Natural History supplied it with half a ton of geological specimens & a no. of skulls and eggs, for atmosphere.

The species was known only from geological specimens until it was discovered alive in central China during World War II.

'Rooms of Wonder: From Wunderkammer to Museum, 1599-1899' (through Feb. 2) Wunderkammer — cabinets of curiosities — were late Renaissance European collections of geological specimens, dried plants, mummified animals and other objects; they are also considered the root of modern museums.

"Fujian," named after the southern Chinese province, could be some geological specimen cut from a rock in colors that match those of Song and Yuan period lacquer boxes.

It is humbling to stare into the distance and consider that unless, or until, we mess the planet up, this magnificent geological specimen will be here for thousands more years, long after we've passed through.

Act II was set in a vast suspended hemisphere, hollowed out to look initially like the moon but then revealed as something closer to a geological specimen large enough for two lovers to clamber inside.

The grilled chicken wings are good enough — they really do taste as if they were plucked off a backyard grill — but what you may remember best are the mickeys, Yukon gold potatoes tossed into the coals until they resemble a geological specimen, then served with an upscale take on the usual fixings: crème fraîche, aged gouda, and Normandy butter.

The museum, on the Mall and housing 124 million biological, geological and other specimens, has had six directors since 1990.