Geological Museum - Revision history

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	The early museum was known as the Museum of Practical Geology (Geological Museum), by 1947 it was known as The Geological Museum (Museum of Practical Geology). Later (between 1964 and 1974?) "Museum of Practical Geology" was dropped entirely and it was known simply as The Geological Museum.		The early museum was known as the Museum of Practical Geology (Geological Museum), by 1947 it was known as The Geological Museum (Museum of Practical Geology). Later (between 1964 and 1974?) "Museum of Practical Geology" was dropped entirely and it was known simply as The Geological Museum.

	For a more complete description see [Geological Museum, Museum of Practical Geology - a short guide to the exhibits (1964 edition)]		For a more complete description see [[Geological Museum, Museum of Practical Geology - a short guide to the exhibits (1964 edition)]]

	== Layout of the Geological Museum ==		== Layout of the Geological Museum ==

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			== Introduction ==
	The Geological Museum in South Kensington was opened on the 3rd of July, 1935 as the new Museum of Practical Geology. Its opening coincided with the Centenary of the Geological Survey.		The Geological Museum in South Kensington was opened on the 3rd of July, 1935 as the new Museum of Practical Geology. Its opening coincided with the Centenary of the Geological Survey.
	[[File:P505873.jpg\|thumbnail\|The new Museum of Practical geology, South Kensington. The dioramas are the cases between the pillars on the ground floor.]]		[[File:P505873.jpg\|thumbnail\|The new Museum of Practical geology, South Kensington. The dioramas are the cases between the pillars on the ground floor.]]
	The early museum was known as the Museum of Practical Geology (Geological Museum), by 1947 it was known as The Geological Museum (Museum of Practical Geology). Later (between 1964 and 1974?) "Museum of Practical Geology" was dropped entirely and it was known simply as The Geological Museum.		The early museum was known as the Museum of Practical Geology (Geological Museum), by 1947 it was known as The Geological Museum (Museum of Practical Geology). Later (between 1964 and 1974?) "Museum of Practical Geology" was dropped entirely and it was known simply as The Geological Museum.

			For a more complete description see [Geological Museum, Museum of Practical Geology - a short guide to the exhibits (1964 edition)]

	== Layout of the Geological Museum ==		== Layout of the Geological Museum ==

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	=== Main Floor ===		=== Main Floor ===

			Entrance Hall - the walls are formed of polished slabs of British decorative stones.

			Decorative screen - British and Irish marbles.

			Geological Globe - Facing the visitor on entering the Main Hall is a six feet in diameter geological globe.

	In the centre was a collection of precious stones, cut gems, ornamental stones and beautiful minerals both in their native state and cut and polished.		In the centre was a collection of precious stones, cut gems, ornamental stones and beautiful minerals both in their native state and cut and polished.

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= First Gallery

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	A Reference Library of geological literature, maps and photographs was situated at the far (north-western) end of the floor.		A Reference Library of geological literature, maps and photographs was situated at the far (north-western) end of the floor.

	=== First Gallery ==		=== First Gallery ===

	[[File:BGS GM 002.jpg\|thumbnail\|Map showing the British Regional Geology exhibition regions]]		[[File:BGS GM 002.jpg\|thumbnail\|Map showing the British Regional Geology exhibition regions]]

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Layout of the Geological Museum

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	A Reference Library of geological literature, maps and photographs was situated at the far (north-western) end of the floor.		A Reference Library of geological literature, maps and photographs was situated at the far (north-western) end of the floor.

	=== First Gallery ===		=== First Gallery ==

			[[File:BGS GM 002.jpg\|thumbnail\|Map showing the British Regional Geology exhibition regions]]

	An exhibition of the remaining areas of British Geology, based on the geographical/geological regions of work of the Geological Survey. They are: South-West England, Bristol and Gloucester District, The Welsh Borderlands, South Wales, North Wales, the Pennines and adjacent areas, Northern England, East Anglia and adjoining areas, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, The South of Scotland, The Midland Valley of Scotland, The Grampian Highlands and the Northern Highlands of Scotland. The exhibitions used a large number of geological photographs selected from the Survey collections and geological models. The Tertiary Volcanic Districts was located in the connecting gallery to the Science Museum		An exhibition of the remaining areas of British Geology, based on the geographical/geological regions of work of the Geological Survey. They are: South-West England, Bristol and Gloucester District, The Welsh Borderlands, South Wales, North Wales, the Pennines and adjacent areas, Northern England, East Anglia and adjoining areas, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, The South of Scotland, The Midland Valley of Scotland, The Grampian Highlands and the Northern Highlands of Scotland. The exhibitions used a large number of geological photographs selected from the Survey collections and geological models. The Tertiary Volcanic Districts was located in the connecting gallery to the Science Museum

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	The Geological Museum in South Kensington was opened on the 3rd of July, 1935 as the new Museum of Practical Geology. Its opening coincided with the Centenary of the Geological Survey.		The Geological Museum in South Kensington was opened on the 3rd of July, 1935 as the new Museum of Practical Geology. Its opening coincided with the Centenary of the Geological Survey.
			[[File:P505873.jpg\|thumbnail\|The new Museum of Practical geology, South Kensington. The dioramas are the cases between the pillars on the ground floor.]]
	The early museum was known as the Museum of Practical Geology (Geological Museum), by 1947 it was known as The Geological Museum (Museum of Practical Geology). Later (between 1964 and 1974?) "Museum of Practical Geology" was dropped entirely and it was known simply as The Geological Museum.		The early museum was known as the Museum of Practical Geology (Geological Museum), by 1947 it was known as The Geological Museum (Museum of Practical Geology). Later (between 1964 and 1974?) "Museum of Practical Geology" was dropped entirely and it was known simply as The Geological Museum.

	~~[[File:P505873.jpg\|thumbnail\|The new Museum~~ of ~~Practical geology, South Kensington. The dioramas are~~ the ~~cases between the pillars on the ground floor.]]~~		== Layout of the Geological Museum ==

	~~== Layout~~ of the Geological Museum ==		[[File:BGS GM 001.jpg\|thumbnail\|Plan of the Geological Museum]]

	=== Main Floor ===		=== Main Floor ===

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	The Geological Museum was opened on the 3rd of July, 1935 as the new Museum of Practical Geology. Its opening coincided with the Centenary of the Geological Survey.		The Geological Museum in South Kensington was opened on the 3rd of July, 1935 as the new Museum of Practical Geology. Its opening coincided with the Centenary of the Geological Survey.

	~~[[File:P505873.jpg\|thumbnail\|The new Museum of Practical geology, South Kensington. The diroamas are the cases between the pillars on the ground floor.]]~~

			The early museum was known as the Museum of Practical Geology (Geological Museum), by 1947 it was known as The Geological Museum (Museum of Practical Geology). Later (between 1964 and 1974?) "Museum of Practical Geology" was dropped entirely and it was known simply as The Geological Museum.

			[[File:P505873.jpg\|thumbnail\|The new Museum of Practical geology, South Kensington. The dioramas are the cases between the pillars on the ground floor.]]

	== Layout of the Geological Museum ==		== Layout of the Geological Museum ==

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	A display of rock-making minerals and typical rock structures.		A display of rock-making minerals and typical rock structures.

			Geological Column. An illuminated column which shows the approximate duration of the successive geological periods.

			Stonehenge. An exhibit illustrating the geology of Stonehenge.

	=== Second Gallery ===		=== Second Gallery ===

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	=== Second Gallery ===		=== Second Gallery ===

	An exhibition of applied or economic geology illustrating such subjects as building stones, slates, clays, cements, oil fields, iron ores and the principal ores of the metals (copper, tin, zinc, tungsten, gold, silver, etc.), and of the useful non-metallic minerals such as mica, asbestos, talc, magnesite, rock salt, gypsum, china clay, etc.		An exhibition of applied or economic geology illustrating such subjects as building stones, slates, clays, cements, oil fields, iron ores and the principal ores of the metals (copper, tin, zinc, tungsten, gold, silver, etc.), and of the useful non-metallic minerals such as mica, asbestos, talc, magnesite, rock salt, gypsum, china clay, etc. It includes related dioramas (China Clay in Cornwall, Chalk and Cement, Northampton Iron Ore, The Kuwait Oilfield, Lake Shore Gold Mine, Canada.

	=== Third Gallery ===		=== Third Gallery ===

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	=== First Gallery ===		=== First Gallery ===
	An exhibition of the remaining areas of British Geology, based on the geographical/geological regions of work of the Geological Survey. They are: ~~East Anglia~~, ~~the Pennine Country~~, North Wales, ~~Devon~~ and ~~Cornwall~~, ~~the Southern Uplands~~, and the Northern Highlands of Scotland. The exhibitions used a large number of geological photographs selected from the Survey collections and geological models.		An exhibition of the remaining areas of British Geology, based on the geographical/geological regions of work of the Geological Survey. They are: South-West England, Bristol and Gloucester District, The Welsh Borderlands, South Wales, North Wales, the Pennines and adjacent areas, Northern England, East Anglia and adjoining areas, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, The South of Scotland, The Midland Valley of Scotland, The Grampian Highlands and the Northern Highlands of Scotland. The exhibitions used a large number of geological photographs selected from the Survey collections and geological models. The Tertiary Volcanic Districts was located in the connecting gallery to the Science Museum

	A display suite of British fossils, stratigraphically arranged.		A display suite of British fossils, stratigraphically arranged.