Lapworth Museum of Geology
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From dinosaurs to volcanoes, we engage all ages & backgrounds with 4.6 billion years of Earth history and evolution 🌋🦕
This thin section image shows augite in a dolerite specimen from Auvergne, France. Augite is a common mineral in mafic igneous rocks.
#ThinSectionThursday #LapworthRocks #Museum #Geology #Minerals #Mineral #Crystals #Crystal #Rocks #Igneous
#ThinSectionThursday #LapworthRocks #Museum #Geology #Minerals #Mineral #Crystals #Crystal #Rocks #Igneous
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This thin section image shows augite in a dolerite specimen from Auvergne, France. Augite is a common mineral in mafic igneous rocks.
#ThinSectionThursday #LapworthRocks #Museum #Geology #Minerals #Mineral #Crystals #Crystal #Rocks #Igneous
#ThinSectionThursday #LapworthRocks #Museum #Geology #Minerals #Mineral #Crystals #Crystal #Rocks #Igneous
Catch a familiar face on your TV screens! We recently hosted #CBBC for a #WalkingWithDinosaurs special of #LiveLessons presented by Maddie Moate (Blue Peter) & Cam Whitnall (One Zoo Three). Don’t miss the new episode on Mon 15 Dec 2025 at 11:00 on CBBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-l...
#LapworthRocks
www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-l...
#LapworthRocks
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Catch a familiar face on your TV screens! We recently hosted #CBBC for a #WalkingWithDinosaurs special of #LiveLessons presented by Maddie Moate (Blue Peter) & Cam Whitnall (One Zoo Three). Don’t miss the new episode on Mon 15 Dec 2025 at 11:00 on CBBC.
www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-l...
#LapworthRocks
www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-l...
#LapworthRocks
Happy December, and happy Mollusc Monday! Did you know that in English folklore ammonites were called snakeshells due to their coiled shells?
Image by Greg Milner.
#MolluscMonday #LapworthRocks #Mollusc #Ammonite #Fossil #Fossils #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Museum #Geology
Image by Greg Milner.
#MolluscMonday #LapworthRocks #Mollusc #Ammonite #Fossil #Fossils #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Museum #Geology
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Happy December, and happy Mollusc Monday! Did you know that in English folklore ammonites were called snakeshells due to their coiled shells?
Image by Greg Milner.
#MolluscMonday #LapworthRocks #Mollusc #Ammonite #Fossil #Fossils #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Museum #Geology
Image by Greg Milner.
#MolluscMonday #LapworthRocks #Mollusc #Ammonite #Fossil #Fossils #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Museum #Geology
Why not start off your December with an interesting FREE lecture by Prof. Antony Morris?
Antony will explore seafloor spreading through grain-scale studies of oceanic crustal rocks.
🌊 Mon 1 Dec, 17:30
💻 Live at Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
🌞 Open to all
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Antony will explore seafloor spreading through grain-scale studies of oceanic crustal rocks.
🌊 Mon 1 Dec, 17:30
💻 Live at Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
🌞 Open to all
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
November 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Why not start off your December with an interesting FREE lecture by Prof. Antony Morris?
Antony will explore seafloor spreading through grain-scale studies of oceanic crustal rocks.
🌊 Mon 1 Dec, 17:30
💻 Live at Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
🌞 Open to all
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Antony will explore seafloor spreading through grain-scale studies of oceanic crustal rocks.
🌊 Mon 1 Dec, 17:30
💻 Live at Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
🌞 Open to all
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Did you know the #Museum has a collection of Quaternary beetles from Worcestershire? Did you also know that these were analysed by G. Russell Coope, internationally famous for his work reconstructing ancient climates using these very #fossils?
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #FossilFriday
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #FossilFriday
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Did you know the #Museum has a collection of Quaternary beetles from Worcestershire? Did you also know that these were analysed by G. Russell Coope, internationally famous for his work reconstructing ancient climates using these very #fossils?
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #FossilFriday
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #FossilFriday
Want to learn more about how the Earth's seafloor is spreading, creating part of our planet's crust?
Join us for Prof. Antony Morris' Lapworth Lecture next Mon 1st Dec, live on campus and on Zoom for remote viewers.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthLecture #LapworthRocks
Join us for Prof. Antony Morris' Lapworth Lecture next Mon 1st Dec, live on campus and on Zoom for remote viewers.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthLecture #LapworthRocks
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Want to learn more about how the Earth's seafloor is spreading, creating part of our planet's crust?
Join us for Prof. Antony Morris' Lapworth Lecture next Mon 1st Dec, live on campus and on Zoom for remote viewers.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthLecture #LapworthRocks
Join us for Prof. Antony Morris' Lapworth Lecture next Mon 1st Dec, live on campus and on Zoom for remote viewers.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthLecture #LapworthRocks
Our next Lapworth Lecture is on Mon 1st Dec with Prof. Antony Morris, exploring seafloor spreading through grain-scale observations of oceanic crustal rocks.
Open to everyone, free to attend.
📌 WG5, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/lapwo...
Open to everyone, free to attend.
📌 WG5, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/lapwo...
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Our next Lapworth Lecture is on Mon 1st Dec with Prof. Antony Morris, exploring seafloor spreading through grain-scale observations of oceanic crustal rocks.
Open to everyone, free to attend.
📌 WG5, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/lapwo...
Open to everyone, free to attend.
📌 WG5, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/lapwo...
Once figured in Harry Blackmore Whittington's book Trilobites, this is a stunning example of the #Silurian fossil Dalmanites myops!
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #TrilobiteTuesday #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #fossils #minerals #trilobites
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #TrilobiteTuesday #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #fossils #minerals #trilobites
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Once figured in Harry Blackmore Whittington's book Trilobites, this is a stunning example of the #Silurian fossil Dalmanites myops!
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #TrilobiteTuesday #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #fossils #minerals #trilobites
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #TrilobiteTuesday #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #fossils #minerals #trilobites
Our Lapworth Lecture with Alice Whittle @acwhittle.bsky.social is tonight!
We'll hear about how peatland restoration is affecting microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs.
Free entry, open to all 🌟
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
We'll hear about how peatland restoration is affecting microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs.
Free entry, open to all 🌟
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our Lapworth Lecture with Alice Whittle @acwhittle.bsky.social is tonight!
We'll hear about how peatland restoration is affecting microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs.
Free entry, open to all 🌟
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
We'll hear about how peatland restoration is affecting microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs.
Free entry, open to all 🌟
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
More info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Thinking about #dinosaurs? Didn't get a chance to celebrate their 200th birthday last year? Well, our Temporary #Exhibition curated by @palaeostephan.bsky.social has now gone virtual!
Find 'Bringing dinosaurs back to life: 200 years of research' on our Virtual #Museum: ow.ly/Ryt550XvLCA
Find 'Bringing dinosaurs back to life: 200 years of research' on our Virtual #Museum: ow.ly/Ryt550XvLCA
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Thinking about #dinosaurs? Didn't get a chance to celebrate their 200th birthday last year? Well, our Temporary #Exhibition curated by @palaeostephan.bsky.social has now gone virtual!
Find 'Bringing dinosaurs back to life: 200 years of research' on our Virtual #Museum: ow.ly/Ryt550XvLCA
Find 'Bringing dinosaurs back to life: 200 years of research' on our Virtual #Museum: ow.ly/Ryt550XvLCA
Join us on Mon 24 Nov for Alice Whittle's @acwhittle.bsky.social Lapworth Lecture.
How does peatland restoration affect microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Open to all, free entry.
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
How does peatland restoration affect microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Open to all, free entry.
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join us on Mon 24 Nov for Alice Whittle's @acwhittle.bsky.social Lapworth Lecture.
How does peatland restoration affect microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Open to all, free entry.
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
How does peatland restoration affect microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs?
Open to all, free entry.
📌 WG12, Aston Webb A-Block, Uni of Bham and/or Zoom
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Leonard Johnston Wills (1884–1979) was critical in the early study of Paleozoic #fossil fish. Modern #palaeontologists at the University of Birmingham have now learned even more about these unusual animals. Visit our new Temporary Exhibition to understand a world of Feeding Without Jaws!
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Leonard Johnston Wills (1884–1979) was critical in the early study of Paleozoic #fossil fish. Modern #palaeontologists at the University of Birmingham have now learned even more about these unusual animals. Visit our new Temporary Exhibition to understand a world of Feeding Without Jaws!
Last #WhatsItWednesday we asked where you thought this scene was captured, and the answer is... Norway!
Elijah Walton (1832–1880) was a landscape artist from Brum. The Museum holds beautiful chromo-lithograph plates which illustrate his 1848 book 'The Coast of Norway'.
Image by Greg Milner.
Elijah Walton (1832–1880) was a landscape artist from Brum. The Museum holds beautiful chromo-lithograph plates which illustrate his 1848 book 'The Coast of Norway'.
Image by Greg Milner.
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Last #WhatsItWednesday we asked where you thought this scene was captured, and the answer is... Norway!
Elijah Walton (1832–1880) was a landscape artist from Brum. The Museum holds beautiful chromo-lithograph plates which illustrate his 1848 book 'The Coast of Norway'.
Image by Greg Milner.
Elijah Walton (1832–1880) was a landscape artist from Brum. The Museum holds beautiful chromo-lithograph plates which illustrate his 1848 book 'The Coast of Norway'.
Image by Greg Milner.
This Weds 19th, join us for a 1920s lecture on our Dynamic Earth!
Prof. Charles Lapworth will explore earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides & Museum objects. Then a panel of experts will discuss the historical & scientific context of the talk.
Free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
Prof. Charles Lapworth will explore earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides & Museum objects. Then a panel of experts will discuss the historical & scientific context of the talk.
Free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This Weds 19th, join us for a 1920s lecture on our Dynamic Earth!
Prof. Charles Lapworth will explore earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides & Museum objects. Then a panel of experts will discuss the historical & scientific context of the talk.
Free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
Prof. Charles Lapworth will explore earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides & Museum objects. Then a panel of experts will discuss the historical & scientific context of the talk.
Free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
We hope all attendees had a roarsome time in Birmingham for the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 85th Annual Meeting!
Image by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #zoology #fossils #minerals #museum #vertebrates #SVP2025 #2025SVP
Image by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #zoology #fossils #minerals #museum #vertebrates #SVP2025 #2025SVP
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We hope all attendees had a roarsome time in Birmingham for the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 85th Annual Meeting!
Image by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #zoology #fossils #minerals #museum #vertebrates #SVP2025 #2025SVP
Image by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #palaeo #paleo #zoology #fossils #minerals #museum #vertebrates #SVP2025 #2025SVP
This photograph was taken by Tempest Anderson at Vesuvius in 1885, now part of the Museum's lantern slide collection.
Did you know we have an event on 19 Nov where we'll listen to a talk on earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides?
Book your free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
Did you know we have an event on 19 Nov where we'll listen to a talk on earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides?
Book your free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This photograph was taken by Tempest Anderson at Vesuvius in 1885, now part of the Museum's lantern slide collection.
Did you know we have an event on 19 Nov where we'll listen to a talk on earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides?
Book your free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
Did you know we have an event on 19 Nov where we'll listen to a talk on earthquakes & volcanoes accompanied by lantern slides?
Book your free tickets: lapworth-dynamic-ear...
Our new temporary exhibition Feeding Without Jaws is open TODAY!
Come and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of ancient fish.
We are open 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, 12pm-5pm Sat-Sun and are free to visit 🐟
#LapworthRocks #FeedingWithoutJaws #NewExhibition #SVP2025 #Palaeontology #Paleontology
Come and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of ancient fish.
We are open 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, 12pm-5pm Sat-Sun and are free to visit 🐟
#LapworthRocks #FeedingWithoutJaws #NewExhibition #SVP2025 #Palaeontology #Paleontology
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Our new temporary exhibition Feeding Without Jaws is open TODAY!
Come and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of ancient fish.
We are open 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, 12pm-5pm Sat-Sun and are free to visit 🐟
#LapworthRocks #FeedingWithoutJaws #NewExhibition #SVP2025 #Palaeontology #Paleontology
Come and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of ancient fish.
We are open 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, 12pm-5pm Sat-Sun and are free to visit 🐟
#LapworthRocks #FeedingWithoutJaws #NewExhibition #SVP2025 #Palaeontology #Paleontology
This #WhatsItWednesday, where in the world do you think this beautiful illustration depicts?
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #drawing #painting #artist #art
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #drawing #painting #artist #art
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This #WhatsItWednesday, where in the world do you think this beautiful illustration depicts?
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #drawing #painting #artist #art
Image by Greg Milner.
#LapworthRocks #museum #geology #geologyrocks #palaeontology #drawing #painting #artist #art
Wishing a warm welcome to everyone at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 85th Annual Meeting. While in Brum, snap a selfie with our #Museum icons and share with #LapworthRocks!
Images by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #minerals #SVP2025 #2025SVP
Images by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #minerals #SVP2025 #2025SVP
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Wishing a warm welcome to everyone at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 85th Annual Meeting. While in Brum, snap a selfie with our #Museum icons and share with #LapworthRocks!
Images by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #minerals #SVP2025 #2025SVP
Images by Greg Milner.
#geologyrocks #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #minerals #SVP2025 #2025SVP
Join Alice Whittle (University of Derby) @acwhittle.bsky.social as she explores the effect of peatland restoration on microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs in our Lapworth Lecture on Monday 24 Nov.
Available in-person on campus and on Zoom.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Available in-person on campus and on Zoom.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Join Alice Whittle (University of Derby) @acwhittle.bsky.social as she explores the effect of peatland restoration on microbes & carbon dynamics in upland blanket bogs in our Lapworth Lecture on Monday 24 Nov.
Available in-person on campus and on Zoom.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Available in-person on campus and on Zoom.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk...
Feeding Without Jaws opens this Wednesday!
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Feeding Without Jaws opens this Wednesday!
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
Our temporary #exhibition tells the immersive story of our ancestors, jawless fish. Find out about why these ancient fish have fascinated palaeontologists, & what new discoveries have been made about them.
www.birmingham.ac.uk...
#LapworthRocks
A reminder that the Museum is closed tomorrow (Friday 7th November 2025).
We will resume normal opening hours on Saturday 8th November.
We will resume normal opening hours on Saturday 8th November.
November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A reminder that the Museum is closed tomorrow (Friday 7th November 2025).
We will resume normal opening hours on Saturday 8th November.
We will resume normal opening hours on Saturday 8th November.
James Lomax (1857–1934) was born in Lancashire. He followed his father as a colliery manager before the #plant #fossils of the Coal Measures piqued his curiosity. Lomax was interested in #microscopy and, with his own son, manufactured thin sections for #palaeobotanists.
Image by Greg Milner.
Image by Greg Milner.
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
James Lomax (1857–1934) was born in Lancashire. He followed his father as a colliery manager before the #plant #fossils of the Coal Measures piqued his curiosity. Lomax was interested in #microscopy and, with his own son, manufactured thin sections for #palaeobotanists.
Image by Greg Milner.
Image by Greg Milner.
A reminder that the Museum is closed this Friday 7th November.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Normal opening hours will resume on Saturday 8th November.
Thank you for your understanding!
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Normal opening hours will resume on Saturday 8th November.
Thank you for your understanding!
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A reminder that the Museum is closed this Friday 7th November.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Normal opening hours will resume on Saturday 8th November.
Thank you for your understanding!
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Normal opening hours will resume on Saturday 8th November.
Thank you for your understanding!
Grab your snorkels and dive back in time with us - our new temporary #exhibition Feeding Without Jaws opens on Weds 12 Nov. The exhibition explores cutting-edge palaeontological research on the lives of unusual ancient fishes.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi...
#LapworthRocks
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi...
#LapworthRocks
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Grab your snorkels and dive back in time with us - our new temporary #exhibition Feeding Without Jaws opens on Weds 12 Nov. The exhibition explores cutting-edge palaeontological research on the lives of unusual ancient fishes.
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi...
#LapworthRocks
For more info: www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/feedi...
#LapworthRocks