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Dr. Christopher Aucoin
@christopheraucoin.bsky.social
🦕Stratigrapher/Paleontologist/Geologist🦖 Reseller of Ephemera 🐈 Lover of Cats 🐈‍⬛ Wannabee Gardener 🫛Fulbright🧄 (He/Him)
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I am not really sure what to do here...my profile subtext says it best, have my doctorate in stratigraphy/paleontology, I resell ephemera+ in my free time, and I love cats. So I guess there will be a mix of that here?
Happy #Caturday! Say hello to my nee babies! #Jadzia and #Garak!

#CatsOfBlueSky #StarTrek
February 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I am so tired I blew at a phone notification trying to make it go away….
December 22, 2024 at 11:00 PM
The bird that came for breakfast and the bird that was breakfast.
December 14, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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1/ You know what would make a great gift for the authors in your life? 🎁 Take a little time to write a thoughtful review on Goodreads, StoryGraph, Amazon/Audible, your newsletter/blog etc

Nothing is more gratifying to authors than feedback from readers who truly understand & appreciate their work
December 9, 2024 at 6:20 PM
What gif comes up when you type your name?

I’ll allow it
December 10, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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Star Trek TNG, S2E9: Picard schools a bigot on bodily autonomy, fundamental rights, and respecting people's pronouns

10/10 this is the reason people like Star Trek
December 6, 2024 at 10:09 PM
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Remember, friends, never rely on just one method of receiving tsunami alerts! Be signed up for multiple ways to receive alerts so you're always in the know. I'll link some resources below.
December 5, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Didn’t really promote myself for #SmallBusinessSaturday but did have over a dozen good postcard sales so thank you if that was any of you!
One of my favorite "hobbies" is running my #ephemera business on #eBay and #District.

I have #Postcards, photographs, POGs, trade cards and all sorts of paper if that's your jam!

ebay.us/yHcJhE

#POGs
December 1, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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For Small Biz Saturday, I want to promote my buddy Dan's Heartsprung Steel. He's Boston local who makes some really fantastic items.

I have both the target and the Uruk-hai buckler he makes and love them both. Fantastic quality. A nice balance between weight & nimbleness.

www.heartsprungsteel.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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Herkimer Diamond with Iron Oxide & Anthraxolite Inclusions
2lbs
Self-collected (personal best to date)
Palatine, NY
#rockhound #crystals #explore #geology
November 30, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Was a quiet #Thanksgiving at my parents.. first snow of the season.. college days first snow was on #Halloween.
November 29, 2024 at 1:56 AM
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13) I put seasonally-themed decor in the mouth of Sandy, a shark who lives in my office. Happy thanking yall
November 26, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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67. I used to keep small dermestid beetle colonies for prepping osteo specimens. I have used Hide Beetles, but I've had great success with Larder Beetles! They work slowly, but they prep delicate specimens like hummingbirds exquisitely.
November 27, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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Fluorescent minerals🔦 self-collected in NJ.
(For mineral ID and descriptions, click the image below.)
#rockhound #explore #nature #fluorescent #geology #minerals
November 25, 2024 at 4:22 AM
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Happy #Caturday! I figured many of you would appreciate this cute cat hook that came with the house I bought =]

#CatButts
November 23, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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New to fluorescent rock hunting at night? No worries. I got you!!
Check out my blogs below to help you prepare for your first night hunt.🔦
#rockhound #rockhounding #geology #explore #nature #rockhuntingatnight

exploremorenorthamerica.com/f/preparing-...
Rockhounding Adventures:Preparing For Your First Night Hunt (1/2)
Before you head out to hunt fluorescent rocks, you definitely have to prepare for your first night hunt.
exploremorenorthamerica.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Post a ship that's neither Star Wars nor Star Trek.
November 24, 2024 at 3:12 AM
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Did a thing today.
November 22, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Happy #Caturday! I figured many of you would appreciate this cute cat hook that came with the house I bought =]

#CatButts
November 23, 2024 at 10:10 PM
I am not sure if there are #tree people here yet but my dad is concerned about his maple tree. When I googled pealing tree bark it was everything from natural/normal to bugs or disease etc.

Upstate NY if that is useful to anyone.

#arborist #homesteading
November 23, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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A scorpion fluorescing under UV light, Anza Borrego State Park, CA.

#invertebrate
November 23, 2024 at 5:37 AM
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Gorgeous 500 million year old Herkimer Diamonds
Self-Collected in NY
#rockhound #explore #crystals #nature #geology #gems #herkimerdiamonds
November 23, 2024 at 10:34 AM
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Isotelus maximus
Arnheim Formation
Upper Ordovician
Highland county
Mt Orab, Ohio
#trilobites #paleontology
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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Fossil ID question - a colleague found this object in their departmental collection, unlabeled. I thought it might be a segment from an ammonoid shell, a 3D expression of the septa between chambers of the shell of a goniatite. What do the paleontologists think? ⚒️
November 22, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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Ferocity
June 25, 2024 at 2:08 AM