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| Catalog of the Collections of Minerals in the College of South Carolina | Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875; Vanuxem, Lardner, 1792-1848; Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894; Martin, Daniel Strobel, 1842-1925; Shepard, Charles Upham, 1804-1886; Krantz, Adam August, 1808-1872 | 1848 | Richland County, South Carolina, United States | ||
| An address on the sphere, interest and importance of geology. Delivered December 8, 1849, in the hall of the House of Representatives | An address on the sphere, interest and importance of geology by R. T. Brumby. 37 pages | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1849 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States | |
| The political guide; containing the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution of the United States, the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of '98 | A political guide by R. T. Brumby. 64 Pages | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1833 | Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | |
| An oration on man, considered as a social being, with the Anniversary address to the Euphradian Society, delivered in the chapel of the South Carolina College, on the 18th December, 1823 ... Published by order of the Society. | An oration on man as a social being along with the Anniversary Address to the Euphradian Society by R. T. Brumby. 19 pages. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1824 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States | |
| Proceedings ... held at Tuskaloosa, December 6th and 7th, 1841; together with an address on agriculture, by the Rev. Dr. B. Manly ... and An address on geology, in reference to agriculture, by Prof. R. T. Brumby. | An address on agriculture by Rev. Dr. B. Manly and an address by R. T. Brumby at the Agricultural Convention of the State of Alabama. 48 pages | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1842 | Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | |
| Letters of Professor R. T. Brumby, on the Importance of a Geological Survey of Alabama | Letters by R. T. Trumby on the importance of a geological survey in Alabama. 25 pages | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1845 | Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | |
| Analysis of Bladon springs; by R. T. Brumby, professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and geology, in the University of Alabama | An analysis of Bladon Springs by R. T. Trembly. 27 pages. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1846 | Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States | |
| A song... on the occasion of the Junior class rebellion of 1850 in the South Carolina College, [ca. 1850]. | Poem [ca. 1850?] describing origin of a student rebellion at South Carolina College following students' disagreements with Dr. [Richard Trapier] Brumby re attendance during a leave of absence by James Thornwell, which resulted in suspension of the entire Junior Class for six months. | Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898; Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875. | 1850 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States |
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| Coal, Anthracite, 5217 | Small mass of silvery metallic anthracite coal with blocky and conchoidal fracture and iridescent luster on one face. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Corundum, 7464 | Rock specimen with small blue hexagonal corundum crystals, emery (brown corundum with other minerals), and muscovite mica. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1804 | Clubb Mountain, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States | |
| Gypsum, 5644 | Thin cut slab of white to light gray finely granular massive gypsum. | Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Brumby, Richard Trapier (1804-1875) | Thuringia, Germany | ||
| Serpentine, 1074 | Blocky sample of green and brown massive serpentine. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1804 | Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States | |
| Stibnite, 10013 | Elongate aggregate of bluish gray, metallic, acicular needles of stibnite with no surrounding matrix. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875; Carlisle, James H., 1825-1909;Renwick, William W., 1812-1872; Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875;Carlisle, James H., 1825-1909;Renwick, William W., 1812-1872 | 1812 | Indian Creek, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States | |
| Quartz, 4662 | Broken sample of brick red dull chalcedony, variety jasper (a microcrystalline form of quartz). The sample is broken on almost all sides exhibiting conchoidal fracture. Faint dendritic growths of manganese oxide are present. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1804 | Massachusetts, United States | |
| Gypsum, 5673 | Large single colorless to yellow translucent blade of selenite (gypsum) with numerous internal fractures. | Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Brumby, Richard Trapier (1804-1875) | Solfatara, Napoli, Campania, Italy | ||
| Limonite, 8116 | Sample of dull brown massive limonite with several vugs lined with bright orange oxidization. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1804 | ||
| Quartz, 4545 | Small sample of colorless to gray opaque massive and granular quartzitic rock. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1804 | Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States | |
| Calcite, 8436 | Specimen is a fragment of a stalagmite with at least ten layers of fibrous calcite (satin spar). Microcrystalline calcite also forms a coating on a broken layer. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1804 | Howes Cave, Cobleskill, Schoharie County, New York, United States | |
| Corundum, 7469 | Rock specimen with dark gray hexagonal corundum crystals, muscovite mica, and much iron staining. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1804 | Clubb Mountain, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States | |
| Dolomite, 3260 | Cluster of many translucent, white, vitreous, rhombohedral dolomite crystals with several pale blue to colorless elongated prismatic celestite crystals embedded in the dolomite crystals. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1804 | Lockport, Niagara County, New York, United States | |
| Corundum, 7400 | Irregular sample of silvery muscovite mica with small blue partial crystals of corundum, variety sapphire. The center of the sample has a cavitous black unknown mineral. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1804 | Clubb Mountain, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States | |
| Quartz, 4666 | Blocky sample of opaque, dark red microcrystalline quartz, variety jasper, with a single formation of thin tan veining in on area. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1804 | Massachusetts, United States | |
| Gypsum, 5655 | Small rounded mass of gray to brown radiating fibrous gypsum that is broken in half exhibiting the inner and outer structure. Outer structure is a tightly compact rosette, inside is radiating and fibrous. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 | 1804 |
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| Ancillaria altile, FIC1293 | Three isolated gastropod shells in fair to poor condition. All exhibit a compressed spire, an inflated shoulder on the body whorl, an ovate aperture, and a conspicuously large callous on the inner lip. External morphology is uncertain due to preservation, however faint growth lines are present on the largest shell, while small paired ribs are apparent on the smallest. | Tuomey, Michael, 1805-1857; Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875; Tuomey, Michael, 1805-1857 | 1805 | Claiborne, Monroe County, Alabama, United States |
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| Spisula solidissima, 21-428 | Eight saltwater clam valves. Six of the valves pair to make their original bivalve form with two unmatched valves remaining. The exterior coloring varies from a creamy-white, to a dark tan, and a peachy-pink (21-428.1). Striae are also visible on the exteriors. The interiors of the shells are a creamy-white with visible ventral margins and muscle scars. | Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894; Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875;Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942; Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875;Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894;Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 | 1810 | Gulf of Mexico | |
| Physella gyrina, 21-487 | Three turbinate freshwater snail shells. The shells are tan to gray in color with a glossy appearance. The shells are covered with transverse growth lines, have four whorls, and moderately defined sutures. The sinistral shells are sinistral have semicircular shaped apertures. | Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894; Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875;Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942; Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875;Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894;Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1938 | 1810 | Clear Creek, Morgan County, Tennessee, United States | |
| Io fluvialis, 21-526 | Three turbinate, freshwater snail shells. The exteriors are tan to brown and dull in appearance. Internally, the shells are cream and slightly iridescent. The shells have five whorls, shallow sutures, and spines near the sutures on the body and middle whorls. The periostracum has flaked off the spines and apices of the shells. The shells are dextral with oval-shaped apertures. | Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875;Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942; Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875;Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894;Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 | 1810 | Nolichucky River, Tennessee, United States |
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