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Dr Duncan Murdock
@djemurdock.bsky.social
Geologist and Collections Manager for all things Earth 🌍🪨💎☄️🐚🦣🦖 at @morethanadodo.bsky.social 🦤🏛 (he/him)
Polished limestone from @morethanadodo.bsky.social mineral collections for #MineralMonday

From Crimea, Ukraine 🇺🇦
March 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Beautiful but deadly. A stunning piece of chrysotile (aka white asbestos) for #MineralMonday from @morethanadodo.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We’re thinking about a new fluorescent mineral display at @morethanadodo.bsky.social

What would you put in it?

#MineralMonday
February 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A day late for #MineralMonday but we've been busy...👀

The answer to the question, what does a @morethanadodo.bsky.social mineral display look like on the inside 🤔
February 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Feeling like spring can’t come fast enough 🥶? Here’s some trees* 🌳 to brighten up this chilly #MineralMonday

*Ok. You got me. Manganese oxide and goethite dendrites 🤭

Image from @morethanadodo.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We’re changing some of our permanent displays at @morethanadodo.bsky.social which means a chance to get up close to some display specimens like this stunning azurite on malachite with chrysocolla #MineralMonday
January 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This week’s #MineralMonday spotted on the early morning dog walk 🐕‍🦺

One of the most abundant minerals at Earth’s surface. ❄️🧊🥶
January 13, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I can't keep up with the brilliant @nadwgab.bsky.social and #365Minerals BUT I'm aiming for every #MineralMonday 🤞

To kick off 2025, here's a stunning Cornish torbernite from
@morethanadodo.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Today marks eight years for me working at the amazing @morethanadodo.bsky.social

Here's four of the more memorable days from 2024
January 2, 2025 at 7:33 AM