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Bobdownsite; an honour to honour

Bobdownsite. I was lead author on a manuscript recently describing a new mineral called bobdownsite, ideally Ca 9 Mg(PO 4) 6 (PO 3 F), from the Big Fish River, Yukon Territory. The ROM has been very involved in describing rare minerals from this region for over 40 years. Al Kulan and associate

Building Blocks of the ROM

Submitted by Vincent Vertolli, Assistant Curator Geology Opened in 1933, the addition facing Queen's Park features materials found in Ontario quarries. The Rotunda part of the familiar west wing of the ROM facing Queen’s Park Drive was, for many years, the main Entrance Hall. For countless

“That’s Not a Kayak!”: Form, Function, and Cultural Appropriation

By Kenneth R. Lister Kenneth R. Lister is the Assistant Curator of Anthropology in the Department of World Cultures. Read on for a preview of what he’ll be talking about on February 3, 2012 at the 33rd Annual ROM Research Colloquium. Kayak Frames. Sisimiut, Davis Strait, Greenland. Photograph: K.

Next Stop Mars! New NASA Rover Launched

By Brendt Hyde, Mineralogy Technician Curiosity starts its journey towards Mars! (Image Credit NASA/Scott Andrews/Canon) On November 26, 2011 at 10:02 am EST, NASA successfully launched its next rover, Curiosity, towards Mars. As discussed on the ROM Blog in November, Curiosity will help to

Two thumbs up to outstanding documentaries!

Can’t make it to the ROM? Make some popcorn, pick up one of these award-winning documentaries related to our current exhibitions and upcoming programs, and have a movie date with the ROM in your own livingroom! Touched by Water, a documentary by Tamás Wormser, examines bathing rituals and our

How do you hang a floor on the wall?

Today, we’re excited to present a sneak peek of the installation of the mosaic floor panels in the ROM’s new Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of Byzantium, opening July 1, 2011. ROM preparators make final adjustments to the steel wall mounting structure before hanging the mosaic panel. The Roman

Recap of Today’s Dino Q&A

A picture of David Evans (ROM) and fellow dino hunter Dr. M. Ryan excavating a fossil in Alberta shared on Twitter during the Q&A. Dr. David Evans, ROM palaeontologist and dino hunter, took your questions over twitter this afternoon for a one-hour Q&A. Here’s a recap of the

Southern Alberta field collection 2011 has arrived!

Marked field jackets containing horned dinosaur bones from the McPheeter’s bonebed (MBB) and the South Side Ceratopsian (SSC). The fossil bones that we collected from the Milk River region of southern Alberta arrived late last week, and we have just opened the massive crate and inventoried the

Overgrown Bone — A ROM Paleontologist identifies the fish with the swollen head

Originally published in the Summer 2010 edition of ROM Magazine. Bluecheek Silver grunt   Q. I found this object on a beach in Oman. I think it might be part of a fish skull. If it is, can you tell me what kind of fish it is from? Mike Silver, Toronto A. You are indeed correct: it is part of a