“Most fascinating | aspect is developing | and building interpretive displays. | | « —_ —+% 3 = Sa F u Tt } at. 4| : il (Continued from Page 6) tosaurus and it will also require considerable time to assemble. by cooling and crystallization of molten rock. Sedimentary rocks were formed by layers of soil laid down by wind or water in layers. changed pressure are example by heat and Metamorphic. is marble, An which was limestone before the process. Black pedestals, built by WSC carpenters and covered with slat black formica, hold the mineral display of sedimentary structures and crystals. The flourescent mineral exhibit is in the “planning’’ stage. Dr. Harrison intends to house the minerals in a display structured like a cave with stalagmites and Stalactities. Embedded in the walls will be the fluorescent minerals which will show up under special lighting conditions. Several other favorites of Dr. Harrison currently struction are desert, mountain H Indian processes. under dioramas con- of Petroglyphs, stream and a much done with this subject. It will be shaped like a cliff with y i i i - tray a diorama stream which will por- cutting a path through a mountain. The foundation will be formed with cement blocks covered with deep soil and planted with moss and fern. Water, pumped mroueD the display, will complete the realistic effect. The earth processes diorama will deal with three processes, the Spreading of the continents, for- mation of sedimentary rock and mountain building, or uplift of rock formations. This diorama will be built around an interpretation of local geology. The displays will be three dimensional features. of these Other features for the visitor is a rock diary of geologic time, displays on the plant kingdom, marine algae, fungi and lichens, mosses and ferns and flowering plants. There are comparative skeletal types of lamprey, shark, fish, frog and monkey, as well as primates, a also skeleton earth The desert diorama will feature rocks, weathered trees, sagebrush, coyote, bobcat, badger and raven. The Indian petroglyph diorama really excites me,” said Dr. _ Harrison, ‘‘There hasn’t been il Also unique will be a mountain stream A rock display exhibits igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Igneous rocks were formed Rocks 99 human. of a steer and a Four aquaria, recently enclosed so that the viewer sees only the Pass front and the interior itself, as been planted with many varieties of fish and plants. The museum was started five years ago when the WSC Science Laboratory Building was completed. Dr. Harrison was appointed director in January of The skeleton of a member of the ape family stands patiently for observation. (Photos by John Shupe) tumbled sand and rocks around it 1974. He joined the Weber faculty and the petroglyph’s will be ac- in 1967 and received his Phd at the of California Curate copies of real Indian University at petroglyphs. _ Berkeley. “The most fascinating aspect of the museum is in developing and building interpretive displays,” said Dr. Harrison, anxious to crawl into the desert scene and put on the finishing touches. ““We would like to have visitors come and see what has been done and what we are now doing,” he added. The museum is open public Monday through to the Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Conducted tours may be arranged by calling Dr. Harrison at 399-5941 510, or the botany ext. 319 or department, ext. 508. The museum is growing and the “behind the scenes’’ development of the incomplete displays is as fascinating as the completed ones. The gorilla will have a congenial setting. Dr. Keith Harrison places touches on museum display. finishing