16 Ton Gold Ore Dinosaur Fossil Is Missing!, Need help locating Genevieve |
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16 Ton Gold Ore Dinosaur Fossil Is Missing!, Need help locating Genevieve |
 Jul 25 2009, 12:19 PM
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 Shovel Buster!  Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 16-October 08 Member No.: 6,813  |
Hello Everyone:
I've spent many years trying to track down all the information I could find available about a petrified dinosaur fossil named GENEVIEVE. The specimen was recovered from the London Mine near Alma, Colorado. Sometime after it was prepared for exhibition and put on display at Colorado College in August 1932, it disappeared from public view. The best newspaper report detailing the specimen along with a photograph is attached below. Does anyone have any further knowledge of this matter? Thanks, ASTROBLEME [attachment=3460:Genevieve.jpg] -------------------- http://www.meteoritecrater.com/
"Some day this crater is going to be a greatly talked about place, and if the above credit is due, as is certainly the case, I would like to have it generally known for the sake of the children." Daniel Moreau Barringer 2/1/1912 in a letter about the Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona USA |
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Jul 28 2009, 02:07 PM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 2,615 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Very cool story WOW! A golden fossil!
 Too bad it disappeared though darn it. Hopefully it shows up somewhere in the near future, what a cool specimen.Thanks for posting that up Johnny. Sorry I have not seen anything about it before this to add in but maybe someone else has a tid bit or two. CP -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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Sep 21 2009, 05:17 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 931 Joined: 22-February 04 Member No.: 98 |
Call University of Utah, School of Natural Sciences and ask for Professor Jim Kirkland. If anyone knows, it'd be him.
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Jan 14 2010, 06:16 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 16-October 08 Member No.: 6,813 |
Here's the newspaper article...
-------------------- http://www.meteoritecrater.com/
"Some day this crater is going to be a greatly talked about place, and if the above credit is due, as is certainly the case, I would like to have it generally known for the sake of the children." Daniel Moreau Barringer 2/1/1912 in a letter about the Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona USA |
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Jan 15 2010, 08:14 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 1,917 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
some universitys and state geological departments have been known to keep some of their finds at their home for their private collections and have been found out and prosicuted for it. Alabama and Florida come to mind. they may want to start their search in this area.
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Jan 15 2010, 11:28 AM
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 Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 28 Joined: 25-November 09 Member No.: 7,069 |
I have taken archaeology classes at CU and one class had us go into the university musuem bowels.....what we found stored there, out of the public eyes, was tremendous. Some things they won't show due to the sensitive nature of the items or the current law on the books. Not saying this one is in a musuem basement but you never know....only 5% of the Smithsonian is viewed by the public......miles of underground corridors hold the other 95%
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Jan 21 2010, 09:57 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 931 Joined: 22-February 04 Member No.: 98 |
QUOTE (ASTROBLEME @ Jan 14 2010, 05:16 PM)  Here's the newspaper article...
WOOO HOO! I FOUND IT! I found it! I found it! I found it! I found it! I found it! I found it! I found it! I FOUND IT! WOO HOO! QUOTE (russau)  
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Jan 22 2010, 07:40 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 1,917 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
now Carl, what are you going todo with it! beleive me, it wont taste good or make good stone soup!
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Jan 23 2010, 05:17 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 931 Joined: 22-February 04 Member No.: 98 |
Someone edited my post it seems.....
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Jan 23 2010, 05:35 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 2,615 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Oops my bad Coalbunny, I thought that was a broken/unwanted quote box with no text in it.
 I replaced it now.....sorry, didn't realize that was suppose to be there.  CP -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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Jan 23 2010, 10:14 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 931 Joined: 22-February 04 Member No.: 98 |
No worries. What do you think, just out of curiosity, he'll do? I guess we first gotta break him out of the retirement home......
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Jan 24 2010, 11:50 AM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 9-February 09 From: denver Member No.: 6,848 |
QUOTE (ASTROBLEME @ Jul 25 2009, 11:19 AM) Hello Everyone: I've spent many years trying to track down all the information I could find available about a petrified dinosaur fossil named GENEVIEVE. The specimen was recovered from the London Mine near Alma, Colorado. Sometime after it was prepared for exhibition and put on display at Colorado College in August 1932, it disappeared from public view. The best newspaper report detailing the specimen along with a photograph is attached below. Does anyone have any further knowledge of this matter? Thanks, ASTROBLEME [attachment=3460:Genevieve.jpg] I have heard of the fossiled golden dino but have no clue where it is .I also know that there was a radioactive T-Rex found in the same area ,close to RED HILL PASS in south park have fun tracking down the golden dino .You might check with the USGS coloradoto see if they might know ,or the museum itself |
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Jan 29 2010, 03:07 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 2,615 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
I fixed your post Rob, you had your text mixed in with the quote.
That would be really cool to hear about the T-rex from Park county too, do you have any more details? Be really cool to find out where the Genevive is as well, anyone got any tid bits that might help? CP -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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