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Fossils of the Tyndall Stone.
Tyndall Stone is a mottled ornamental building and facing stone quarried in Manitoba,
Canada. It is a dolomitic limestone of Late Ordovician Age (445 million years old) and is
famous for its fossil content. Fifty-eight fossils are portrayed here and some technical
annotation included.
Released 6th. February 2006

About the Author.
Dr. Douglas F. (Doug) Paterson was born in Scotland and educated at Stirling High School. He graduated from the University of Glasgow with a B. Sc. in Geology (1962) and a Ph. D. in Palaeontology (1965). He became a Research Geologist with the Saskatchewan Government Dept. of Mineral Resources in Regina in 1965 and retired as Director of Petroleum Geology in 1999. As well as publishing professional papers for the Government he taught occasional classes in geology and palaeontology at the University of Regina and gave presentations and lectures to interested organisations and groups. After a trip to Australia from 1999 to 2003 he returned to Canada and now lives in Lethbridge, Alberta. He welcomes comments or contributions on the webpages sent to doug@mediacooks.com

Rocks and Minerals under the Petrological Microscope.
The minerals which make up rocks show diverse structures and colours when viewed
through a petrological microscope using first normal light then polarised light.
Forty-four such dual images are presented here to show some of the normally unseen
variety of rock composition.
Released 27th February 2006

Total Solar Eclipse 26 February 1979
The total solar eclipse of 26th February 1979 was visible close to Regina, Saskatchewan.
Seven of us drove to a suitable location where we could view and take photographs of
the event. This website contains an account of our expedition and a selection of 21
photographs showing the group and stages of the eclipse.
Released 25th January 2007

Website Timeline.
February 6, 2006 ----- Website Release and Fossils of the Tyndall Stone section released.
February 27, 2006 ---- Rocks and Minerals under the Petrological Microscope released.
January 25, 2007 ----- Total Solar Eclipse of 26 February 1979 released and Website upgrade.
November 15, 2007 -- Website upgrade.
November 21, 2008 -- Website Icon and Free Screensavers added.