Scientific careers were not always an option for women. A few brave women paved the way for today's young women to choose any career-scientific, artistic and more.
As we celebrate the accomplishments of women in March's Women's History Month, let's take a closer look at four, very different, talented women-one is an archaeologist, geologist, explorer and business owner; another, an award-winning, self-taught, wire-wrapping artist; another, was an educator, professional geologist and philanthropist and the fourth, a student, the professor's legacy.
THE ARCHAEOLOGIST
In September 1987, National Geographic Magazine published an article about jade that told the story of a man and his wife who discovered the source of Mayan jade in the jungles of Guatemala. In March 2023 this author spent several hours with the amazing woman featured in that article while visiting Jade Maya Factory in Antigua, Guatemala.
The story of Mary Lou Ridinger and her late husband, Jay lies on the Mayan-Mesoamerican path where archaeology and geology merge. They are credited with finding several sources of Guatemalan jade of various colors as well as re-establishing the Guatemalan jade carving industry.
Born in Texas, Mary Lou is an American ex-pat, with a bachelor's degree in Latin American studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a master's in archaeology from the University of the Americans in Mexico City. She continues to run the Jade Maya Factory in Antigua, Guatemala, founded with her late husband in 1974.
JADE MAYA FACTORY
この記事は Rock&Gem Magazine の March 2024 版に掲載されています。
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7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、8,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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MORGAN HILL POPPY JASPER
In California, there are very few places to collect semi-precious stones. Many locations from the past have been either exhausted of the material or the land has been developed.
THE ACORN
The briolette gemstone has the same design attributes of a regular gemstone, however, the pavilion is elongated and the crown is usually domed. This is perfect for an elegant pendant, earrings or a pendulum.
HOW TO PUT A PROTECTIVE CAP ON A CAB
To protect a specimen cab, often a cap is needed. In my case, I had a slab with the because of the color of the background and the pattern. This background had a more silicified consistency than most sandstones. It had no graininess like most sandstone, so I'm inclined to compare it to a jasper. The pattern was typical of a dendrite.
The Resilient Revival of Anne Brontë & Her Stones
For the first time, the Anne Brontë rock collection underwent complete description and identification, and along with Professor Hazel Hutchison of Leeds University and Dr. Enrique Lozano Diz at ELODIZ (a company specializing in spectroscopy analysis), an analysis of that collaboration, Anne Brontë and Geology: A Study of her Collection of Stones, was published in April 2022 in Volume 47, Issue 2 of the peer-reviewed journal, Brontë Studies & Gazette.\"
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