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Thumbnail of Letter, unknown to Thomas CooperLetter, unknown to Thomas CooperCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Notes, South Carolina Historical SocietyNotes, South Carolina Historical SocietyCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Letter, 1813 September 1, Thomas Cooper to James MadisonLetter, 1813 September 1, Thomas Cooper to James MadisonCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Madison, James, 1751-18361813-09-01
Thumbnail of Notes, South Carolina Historical SocietyNotes, South Carolina Historical SocietyCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Letter, 1810 July 9, Thomas Cooper (Philadelphia) to James MadisonLetter, 1810 July 9, Thomas Cooper (Philadelphia) to James MadisonCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Madison, James, 1751-18361810-07-09
Thumbnail of Notes, Thomas Cooper on Raphael's paintingsNotes, Thomas Cooper on Raphael's paintingsCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Article, 1833 February 2, Gospel Anchor Vol. II No. 32Article, 1833 February 2, Gospel Anchor Vol. II No. 32Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391833-02-02
Thumbnail of Letter, 1821 March 12, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to Thomas JeffersonLetter, 1821 March 12, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to Thomas JeffersonCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391821-03-12
Thumbnail of Letter, 1820 February 10, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to Emanuel Eyre (Philadelphia)Letter, 1820 February 10, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to Emanuel Eyre (Philadelphia)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391820-02-10
Thumbnail of Letter, 1848 July 15, unknown to Thomas CooperLetter, 1848 July 15, unknown to Thomas CooperCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391848-07-15
Thumbnail of Letter, 1831 July, Thomas Cooper to the Committee of Citizens of ColumbiaLetter, 1831 July, Thomas Cooper to the Committee of Citizens of ColumbiaCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391831-07
Thumbnail of Letter, 1813 February 18, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to Thomas JeffersonLetter, 1813 February 18, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to Thomas JeffersonCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-18261813-02-18
Thumbnail of Letter, 1814 May 31, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to Thomas JeffersonLetter, 1814 May 31, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to Thomas JeffersonCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-18261814-05-31
Thumbnail of Article, 1906 July 1, Charleston Sunday NewsArticle, 1906 July 1, Charleston Sunday NewsThomas Cooper, The Great EducatorCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391906-07-01
Thumbnail of Catalog of the Collections of Minerals in the College of South CarolinaCatalog of the Collections of Minerals in the College of South CarolinaCooper, 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, 1808-18721848Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Thumbnail of Document, 1838 April 20, Dissertation presented to Thomas CooperDocument, 1838 April 20, Dissertation presented to Thomas CooperCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391838-04-20
Thumbnail of Letter, 1838 December 15, Thomas Cooper to Dr. M. H. DeleonLetter, 1838 December 15, Thomas Cooper to Dr. M. H. DeleonCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391838-12-15
Thumbnail of Letter, 1809 February 5, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to Thomas JeffersonLetter, 1809 February 5, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to Thomas JeffersonCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-18261809-02-05
Thumbnail of Letter, 1832, on Dr. Thomas CooperLetter, 1832, on Dr. Thomas CooperCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391832
Thumbnail of Letter, 1839 May 11Letter, 1839 May 11Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391839-05-11
Thumbnail of Letter, 1815 August 8, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to Thomas JeffersonLetter, 1815 August 8, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to Thomas JeffersonCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391815-08-08
Thumbnail of Letter, 1802 May 11, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to Samuel BryanLetter, 1802 May 11, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to Samuel BryanCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Bryan, Samuel, 1759-18211802-05-11Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Letter, 1829 February 2, Thomas Cooper to Booksellers (Philadelphia)Letter, 1829 February 2, Thomas Cooper to Booksellers (Philadelphia)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391829-02-18
Thumbnail of Letter, 1810 July 22, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to Miss Cooper to the care of Mr. John Cooper at the Custom house (Philadelphia)Letter, 1810 July 22, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to Miss Cooper to the care of Mr. John Cooper at the Custom house (Philadelphia)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391810-07-22Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Letter, 1814 September 22, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to Thomas JeffersonLetter, 1814 September 22, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to Thomas JeffersonCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391814-09-22
Thumbnail of Letter, 1804 March 9, Thomas Cooper to Mr. John Vaughan (Philadelphia)Letter, 1804 March 9, Thomas Cooper to Mr. John Vaughan (Philadelphia)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Vaughan, John, 1756-18411804-03-09Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Letter, 1814 August 17, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to Thomas JeffersonLetter, 1814 August 17, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to Thomas JeffersonCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-18261814-08-17
Thumbnail of Insert, 1778 January 28, Enclosed with letter from A. S. Salley, Jr.Insert, 1778 January 28, Enclosed with letter from A. S. Salley, Jr.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Salley, Jr., Alexander Samuel, 1861-19711778-01-28
Thumbnail of Letter, 1810 September 2, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to unknownLetter, 1810 September 2, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to unknownCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391820-09-02
Thumbnail of Print, 1792 April 20, A reply to Mr. Burke's invective against Mr. Cooper and Mr. Watt, in the House of CommonsPrint, 1792 April 20, A reply to Mr. Burke's invective against Mr. Cooper and Mr. Watt, in the House of CommonsCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797; Watt, James, 1769-18481792-04-20
Thumbnail of Letter, 1897 July 13, Colyer Meriwether to P. C. Coker (Mtount Pleasant, S. C.)Letter, 1897 July 13, Colyer Meriwether to P. C. Coker (Mtount Pleasant, S. C.)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391897-07-13
Thumbnail of Letter, 1813 January 30, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to unknownLetter, 1813 January 30, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to unknownCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391813-01-30
Thumbnail of Letter, 1850 August 28Letter, 1850 August 28Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391850-08-28
Thumbnail of Letter, 1827 September 15, S. L. WardlawLetter, 1827 September 15, S. L. WardlawCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391827-09-15
Thumbnail of Letter, 1819 October 22, Thomas Cooper (Philadelphia)Letter, 1819 October 22, Thomas Cooper (Philadelphia)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391819-10-22
Thumbnail of Letter, 1828 December 18, Thomas Cooper to the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina College (Columbia, S.C.)Letter, 1828 December 18, Thomas Cooper to the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina College (Columbia, S.C.)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391828-12-18
Thumbnail of Letter, 1827 August 20, Thomas Cooper to unknownLetter, 1827 August 20, Thomas Cooper to unknownCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391827-08-20
Thumbnail of Letter, 1839 May 11Letter, 1839 May 11Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391839-05-11
Thumbnail of Letter, 1838 May 3, Thomas Cooper to Francis ElmoreLetter, 1838 May 3, Thomas Cooper to Francis ElmoreCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391838-05-03
Thumbnail of Article, 1827 July 27, New York Evening PostArticle, 1827 July 27, New York Evening PostCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391827-07-27
Thumbnail of Letter, 1820 December 4, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to Emanuel Eyre (Philadelphia)Letter, 1820 December 4, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to Emanuel Eyre (Philadelphia)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391820-12-04
Thumbnail of Letter, 1818 September 3, Thomas Cooper to Thomas JeffersonLetter, 1818 September 3, Thomas Cooper to Thomas JeffersonCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391818-09-03
Thumbnail of Letter, 1831 November 30, Thomas Cooper to the Trustees of the South Carolina College (Columbia, S.C.)Letter, 1831 November 30, Thomas Cooper to the Trustees of the South Carolina College (Columbia, S.C.)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391831-11-30
Thumbnail of Letter, 1831 April 13, Thomas Cooper to D. Cohen BaltimoreLetter, 1831 April 13, Thomas Cooper to D. Cohen BaltimoreCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391831-04-13
Thumbnail of Letter, 1839 May 11Letter, 1839 May 11Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391839-05-11
Thumbnail of Letter, 1846 July 20Letter, 1846 July 20Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391846-07-20
Thumbnail of Letter, 1829 September 18, Thomas Cooper to D. Cohen BaltimoreLetter, 1829 September 18, Thomas Cooper to D. Cohen BaltimoreCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391829-09-18
Thumbnail of Letter, 1823 December 8, Thomas Cooper to the Trustees of the South Carolina College (Columbia, S.C.)Letter, 1823 December 8, Thomas Cooper to the Trustees of the South Carolina College (Columbia, S.C.)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391823-12-08
Thumbnail of Letter, 1817 January 17, Thomas Cooper (Philadelphia) to James MadisonLetter, 1817 January 17, Thomas Cooper (Philadelphia) to James MadisonCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391817-01-17
Thumbnail of Letter, 1829 August 13, Thomas Cooper to D. Cohen BaltimoreLetter, 1829 August 13, Thomas Cooper to D. Cohen BaltimoreCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391829-08-13
Thumbnail of Letter, 1839 May 11Letter, 1839 May 11Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391839-05-11
Thumbnail of Letter, 1824 March 29, Thomas Jefferson to Thomas CooperLetter, 1824 March 29, Thomas Jefferson to Thomas CooperCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391824-03-29
Thumbnail of Letter, 1853 July 11, James J. Hanna to the Executors of the late Dr. John Manners (Clinton, New Jersey)Letter, 1853 July 11, James J. Hanna to the Executors of the late Dr. John Manners (Clinton, New Jersey)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391853-07-11
Thumbnail of Letter, 1899 April 22, F. L. Johnstone to Colyer MeriwetherLetter, 1899 April 22, F. L. Johnstone to Colyer MeriwetherCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391899-04-22
Thumbnail of Letter, 1820 October 17, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to Robert Walsh (Philadelphia)Letter, 1820 October 17, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to Robert Walsh (Philadelphia)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391820-10-17
Thumbnail of LetterLetterCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of An Essay on the First Principles of GovernmentAn Essay on the First Principles of GovernmentCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391771
Thumbnail of Letter, 1814 November 15, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to James MadisonLetter, 1814 November 15, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to James MadisonCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391814-11-15
Thumbnail of Letter, 1821 March 12, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to Thomas JeffersonLetter, 1821 March 12, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to Thomas JeffersonCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391821-03-12
Thumbnail of Document, 1832, Document, 1832, "Hints, Suggestions, and Contributions toward the Labors of a Convention", by Thomas CooperCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391832
Thumbnail of Letter, 1827 March 12, Thomas Cooper to unknownLetter, 1827 March 12, Thomas Cooper to unknownCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391827-03-12
Thumbnail of Letter, 1814 March 20, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to Thomas JeffersonLetter, 1814 March 20, Thomas Cooper (Carlisle) to Thomas JeffersonCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-18261814-03-20
Thumbnail of Letter, 1828 December 18, Thomas Cooper to unknownLetter, 1828 December 18, Thomas Cooper to unknownCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391828-12-18
Thumbnail of Letter, 1821 March 12, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to James MadisonLetter, 1821 March 12, Thomas Cooper (Columbia, S.C.) to James MadisonCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391821-03-12
Thumbnail of Letter, 1824 December, Thomas Cooper to unknownLetter, 1824 December, Thomas Cooper to unknownCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391824-12
Thumbnail of Letter, 1831 December 8, Thomas Cooper to unknownLetter, 1831 December 8, Thomas Cooper to unknownCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391831-12-08
Thumbnail of Letter, 1837 November, Thomas Cooper to Governor P. M. ButlerLetter, 1837 November, Thomas Cooper to Governor P. M. ButlerCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391837-11
Thumbnail of Letter, 1828 November 28, Thomas Cooper to the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina College (Columbia, S.C.)Letter, 1828 November 28, Thomas Cooper to the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina College (Columbia, S.C.)Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391828-11-28
Thumbnail of Letter, 1827 November 28, Thomas Cooper to the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina CollegeLetter, 1827 November 28, Thomas Cooper to the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina CollegeCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391827-11-28
Thumbnail of Cooper, Thomas (1759-1839) 7 MSS, 14 Dec. 1831-26 Nov 1834 November 26Cooper, Thomas (1759-1839) 7 MSS, 14 Dec. 1831-26 Nov 1834 November 26Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391831Columbia, South Carolina
Thumbnail of Document, 1904 November, Some Family Letters of Thomas JeffersonDocument, 1904 November, Some Family Letters of Thomas JeffersonCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391904-01
Thumbnail of Letter, 1811 October 4, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to James MadisonLetter, 1811 October 4, Thomas Cooper (Northumberland) to James MadisonCooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Madison, James, 1751-18361811-10-04
Thumbnail of Letter, 1952 March 19, Richard Beale Davis to R. L. MeriwetherLetter, 1952 March 19, Richard Beale Davis to R. L. MeriwetherUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville Department of EnglishCooper, Thomas, 1759-18391852-03-19
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Thumbnail Title Description Naturalist Date Location
Thumbnail of Barite, 5521Barite, 5521Heavy sample of brown opaque extremely thin plates aligned parallel.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Malachite, 8954Malachite, 8954Heavy sample of dark gray massive copper ore with a fracture surface covered with bright green fibrous malachite in radial sprays of small tufts.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Aragonite, 3269Aragonite, 3269Isolated cluster of chatoyant gray (with dark red impurities) translucent twinned (penetration) crystals of aragonite, forming short pseudohexagonal columns. Additional twinned crystals occur within the center of the hexagonal formation.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Aragon, Spain
Thumbnail of Orthoclase, 11147Orthoclase, 11147Very large isolated cleavage block of tan orthoclase feldspar with approximately 90 degree cleavage along the short axis and 120-60 degree angles around the long axis.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Coal, Lignite, 5169Coal, Lignite, 5169Dark gray to black and brown sample of lignite coal, retaining the structure of wood.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Bovey Tracey, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Marble, 12477Marble, 12477Thin, nearly square slab of tan, very fine grained limestone with dark brown dendrites. One side is polished and has very small dendrites, while the unpolished surface has large dendrites along one edge. A diffuse layer of black dendrites are also present on the polished surface.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Scapolite, 5085Scapolite, 5085Small sample of several intergrown gray prismatic opaque scapolite, var. wernerite crystals in pink feldspar and iron stained massive quartz.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Ut' Mines, Ut', S'dermanland, Sweden
Thumbnail of Titanite, 7028Titanite, 7028Rock sample composed of white massive quartz with greenish black diopside and small brown translucent crystals of titanite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Vanuxem, Lardner, 1792-1848Rogers Rock, Lake George, Hague, Warren County, New York, United States
Thumbnail of Calcite, 8607Calcite, 8607Clusters of colorless translucent stacked hexagonal plates of calcite on a base of white massive dolomite with rhombohedral cleavage intergrown with silver metallic cubic and massive galena.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Pyromorphite, 3293Pyromorphite, 3293Specimen is a heavy vesicular mass of black metallic material (lead?) with green adamantine granular pyromorphite in numerous vugs.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Freiburg (Fribourg), Saxony, Germany
Thumbnail of Barite, 5497Barite, 5497Heavy sample of intricately clustered white opaque intersecting blades of barite covered on each side with orange brown staining. The base of the specimen contains dark reddish brown massive sphalerite and metallic brassy yellow massive chalcopyrite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Bad Harzburg, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany
Thumbnail of Barite, 5510Barite, 5510Cluster of white bladed tabular crystals of barite (coxcomb formation) emanating from a base of small barite crystals with orange clay matrix.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Marble, 12517Marble, 12517Thick, roughly rectangular slab of black, fine grained marble with a very thin layer of crystallized calcite on the underside. The top surface is polished, while the underside is heavily chipped.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Tremolite, 6693Tremolite, 6693Large heavy specimen of white fibrous pearly tremolite with pale green formations of jade included.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Scapolite, 5077Scapolite, 5077Rock specimen with gray, orange, and pale lavendar prismatic crystals of scapolite with striated faces and pearly luster, embedded in colorless massive quartz. Black biotite mica is also present. A small broken crystal fragment of wernerite is also present. Wernerite is an intermediate member of the scapolite group (nearly equal amounts of Na & Ca).Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Thumbnail of Apatite, 9187Apatite, 9187Rock specimen with small hexagonal olive green apatite crystals (some with formed terminations) in a matrix of clear quartz and pink vesicular? volcanic rock. A few diamond shaped biotite crystals are also present.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Spain
Thumbnail of Cerite, 3498Cerite, 3498Small fragment of dark brick red massive cerite with a thin vein of colorless massive quartz.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Riddarhyttan, Vastmanland, Sweden
Thumbnail of Calcite, 8594Calcite, 8594Cluster of numerous large (1.5 cm long) and small rhombohedral and rounded crystals of translucent calcite with dark yellow to orange banding within. Crystals occur on a blocky base of gray limestone.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Barite, 5493Barite, 5493Small sample of pearly white massive barite intergrown with coppery sphalerite, and small amounts of silver metallic galena.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Perkiomen, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Chrysoberyl, 3190Chrysoberyl, 3190Small rock fragment with a layer of massive yellow green, translucent, striated chrysoberyl, var. cymophane, with a thick massive layer of bluish green translucent beryl covering it.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Thumbnail of Dolomite, 8787Dolomite, 8787Blocky sample of pearly white and gray massive dolomite with small pale yellow metallic crystals of pyrite embedded within on side.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Garnet, 7278Garnet, 7278Rock specimen of silvery muscovite a dark gray phyllite with numerous dark red dodecahedral garnets (probably almandine) and three dark red single prismatic staurolite crystals.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Wissahickon Valley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Natrolite, 5108Natrolite, 5108Small block of dark gray amygdaloidal basalt with several voids filled with green and gray botryoidal natrolite. These are formed from radiating clusters of fibrous natrolite when observed from a broken side.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Vesuvianite, 6886Vesuvianite, 6886Crystals of brown translucent tetragonal prisms of vesuvianite with dark green biotite and white muscovite mica.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Mount Vesuvius, Napoli, Campania, Italy
Thumbnail of Garnet, 11306Garnet, 11306Sample composed almost entirely of small brownish intergrown dodecahedral garnet crystals.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Warwick, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Crocoite, 3337Crocoite, 3337Crystal cluster of randomly oriented bright red elongate prisms of crocoite with striations on the crystal faces, in a matrix of black to gray botryoidal material, possibly hematite. **HEALTH WARNING**Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Dundas, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia
Thumbnail of Gypsum, 11318Gypsum, 11318Isolated partial twin of colorless to pale yellow gypsum with gray shale embedded in crevices.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Thumbnail of Barite, 5491Barite, 5491Small, heavy, sample of opaque pearly white arborescent barite in a matrix of brown angluar sand grains.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Transylvania, Romania
Thumbnail of Calcite, 8605Calcite, 8605Cluster of colorless cloudy short hexagonal calcite crystals with colorless granular calcite encrusting.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Coal, Bituminous, 5189Coal, Bituminous, 5189Small block of metallic black coal with faint laminations and a minor amount of powdery yellow sulfur.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839East Indies
Thumbnail of Vesuvianite, 6891Vesuvianite, 6891Clusters of tiny black opaque prismatic vesuvianinte crystals in matrix consisting of white zeolite or apophyllite, black biotite mica and tan massive material, possibly garnet.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Mount Vesuvius, Napoli, Campania, Italy
Thumbnail of Galena, 3140Galena, 3140Heavy sample of silvery gray metallic cubic galena on a base of white massive mineral (probably barite). The galena has much colorless and pale purple transparent cubic fluorite on many of the crystal faces, while the fluorite is in turn included with tiny yellow metallic pyrite crystals and red sphalerite crystals.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Barite, 5494Barite, 5494Small, heavy, sample of opaque white intersecting blades of barite intergrown with massive metallic brassy yellow chalcopyrite with iridescent tarnish. A small amount of bright green fibrous malachite is also present on the barite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Calcite, 8606Calcite, 8606Stalactite fragment covered with dendritic tan dull opaque tufa.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Autunite, 5427Autunite, 5427Dark gray basaltic rock with scattered bright yellow autunite crystals in small voids. Specimen is slightly radioactive.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Natrolite, 5106Natrolite, 5106Dark gray basalt with a layer of numerous radiating sprays of white and yellow banded fibrous natrolite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Schaffhausen, Bavaria, Germany
Thumbnail of Garnet, 7109Garnet, 7109Rock fragment of colorless to white quartzite with tiny white translucent grossular garnets embedded within, and dark gray dendtritic growths on all surfaces.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Thumbnail of Garnet, 2462Garnet, 2462Granitic rock fragment with one surface covered with a layer of small intergrown black dodecahedral melanite crystals. Melanite is a black variety of andradite garnet.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Thumbnail of Barite, 5522Barite, 5522Heavy sample of pearly white (though dirty) opaque columnar massive barite with gray metallic massive galena present. Some areas of the barite are stained pink.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Talc, 11254Talc, 11254Irregular sample of gray green to greenish brown talc with soapy feel and waxy luster.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Malachite, 8951Malachite, 8951Heavy specimen of brassy yellow metallic chalcopyrite and colorless quartz with a thin crust of radiating fibers of bright green malachite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Titanite, 2476Titanite, 2476Tiny gray green wedge shaped crystals of titanite embeddedin white to colorless massive quartz with coppery brown hexagona phlogopite and gray metallic massive graphite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Connecticut, United States
Thumbnail of Barite, 5488Barite, 5488Heavy cluster of thin opaque white plates of barite interesecting one another on a base of gray metallic cubic galena. Many blades have terminations covered with small black spherules of manganese oxide.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Perkiomen, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Prehnite, 6907Prehnite, 6907Specimen of yellow green botryoidal translucent prehnite on a vug in a gray volcanic rock (diabase?"Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey
Thumbnail of Coal, Anthracite, 5190Coal, Anthracite, 5190Large mass of silvery metallic anthracite coal with foliation and dark green fibrous mineral veins (possibly serpentine).Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Rhode Island, United States
Thumbnail of Tremolite, 6680Tremolite, 6680Sample of massively intergrown pearly white translucent, fibrous tremolite intergrown with a brown vitreous massive feldspar.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Massachusetts
Thumbnail of Pyrite, 1932Pyrite, 1932Heavy sample of massively intergrown, pale yellow, metallic, crystals of cubic pyrite giving one side of the sample a scaly appearance. The opposite surface is covered with small cubic crystals of colorless, transparent fluorite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839England (probably)
Thumbnail of Bismuth, 3134Bismuth, 3134Specimen of bright silver massive bismuth with clear quartz intergrowths.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Schneeburg, Saxony, Germany
Thumbnail of Calcite, 8696Calcite, 8696Cluster of colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals with dark gray dull galena, on a base of white massive calcite. The galena crystals are in the form of pseudohexagonal tabular contact twins.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Germany
Thumbnail of Gypsum, 5654Gypsum, 5654Irregular mass of reddish brown bladed gypsum crystals arranged in a radiating cluster, with light gray fine grained matrix (shale) embedded between the crystals.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Magnetite, 7574Magnetite, 7574Small sample of dull black massive magnetite with thin veins of brown translucent quartz. Specimen is NOT magnetic.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Somerset, Windham County, Vermont, United States
Thumbnail of Coal, Anthracite, 5182Coal, Anthracite, 5182Large, heavy sample of glossy black, finely layered pure coal with a metallic luster on freshly broken surfaces.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Rhode Island, United States
Thumbnail of Galena, 3139Galena, 3139Heavy specimen consisting of a layer of clustered, dull gray, metallic, modified cubo-octahedral crystals of galena, atop a layer of white earthy barite (referred to as 'cawk' in the historic Catalog). Several crystals of white to colorless tabular barite are also present clustered with the galena, and having tiny crystals of yellow metallic pyrite included.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Dolomite, 8778Dolomite, 8778Pearly white granular specimen of dolomite cut into a rough block.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Italy
Thumbnail of Axinite, 6193Axinite, 6193Specimen consists of gray brown (clove brown) vitreous striated crystals that come to bladelike terminations. These crystals are in a dark earthy matrix with granular colorless quartz associated.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France
Thumbnail of Meteorite, X937Meteorite, X937Blocky, angular fragment. Dark gray to black in color except a small broken portion which is light gray. The side which is slightly covered by what appears to be a red fixative wax exhibits a thin crust (~5mm in thickness).Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Roquefort, Aquitaine, France
Thumbnail of Orthoclase, 5076Orthoclase, 5076Blocky sample of brown orthoclase feldspar altering to clay material. Broken along cleavage planes.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Prehnite, 6917Prehnite, 6917Specimen of brown vesicular lava with light green to cream colored botryoidal prehnite and white translucent zeolite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey
Thumbnail of Gypsum, 5643Gypsum, 5643A small cut block of opaque banded (light gray and darker gray) granular gypsum.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Germany
Thumbnail of Quartz, 4672Quartz, 4672Sample of massive very pale yellow, translucent microcrystalline quartz, var. chalcedony with natural botryoidal habit on an unbroken surface. No banded onyx is apparent, although it is noted on Cooper's label.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Ireland
Thumbnail of Calcite, 8639Calcite, 8639Large broken section of a thick calcareous stalactite. Form has a solid core of white and pale orange banded calcite. Outer margin is up to 2 cm thick layer of banded orange and colorless calcite with the outer surface completely covered with composite scalenohedral crystals (large crystal covered with smaller crystals of same form).Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Gypsum, 5628Gypsum, 5628Rock fragment of reddish shale with thin seams of pale gray to white fibrous gypsum.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Nova Scotia, Canada
Thumbnail of Coal, Bituminous, 5192Coal, Bituminous, 5192Rock fragment with a layer of pale greenish barite with black bituminous coal, a layer of colorless massive quartz, and a thick layer of crystalline and radiating bursts of white translucent acicular aragonite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Magnetite, 7573Magnetite, 7573Small blocky sample of dull black finely granular magnetite with strong magnetism.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Vermont, United States
Thumbnail of Andalusite, 7155Andalusite, 7155Small sample of dark gray slate with several brown square columnar crystals of andalusite within.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Germany
Thumbnail of Gypsum, 5634Gypsum, 5634Isolated crystal of colorless translucent tabular gypsum with beveled edges.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Maryland
Thumbnail of Calcite, 8617Calcite, 8617Flattened grouping of brownish gray opaque rhombohedral calcite crystals with heavy striations on crystal faces.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Pyrolusite, 7892Pyrolusite, 7892Rounded aggregate of dark gray dull and earthy pyrolusite with colorless granular quartz.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Devon, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Coal, Anthracite, 5308Coal, Anthracite, 5308Black shiny sample of pure anthracite coal with visible layering and blocky fracture."Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Beaver Meadows, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Calcite, 8471Calcite, 8471Sample of pearly white massive Calcite exhibiting rhombohedral cleavage with colorless massive quartz and several thin veins of unknown black mineral.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Kings Creek District, Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States
Thumbnail of Sulfur, 4217Sulfur, 4217Broken terminal fragment of yellow, dull, sulfur in stalactitic form (with many pore spaces). The tip is chipped.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Mt. Etna, Sicily, Italy
Thumbnail of Apatite, 9188Apatite, 9188Rock specimen with small hexagonal olive green apatite crystals, some with formed pyramidal terminations while others have flat terminations (probably pseudomorphs after pyromorphite) in a matrix of clear quartz and pink vesicular? volcanic rock.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Spain
Thumbnail of Gypsum, 5644Gypsum, 5644Thin 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
Thumbnail of Goethite, 8082Goethite, 8082Sample of amorphous dark reddish brown earthy material (possibly limonite) with a marked vein (0.5 cm thick) and crust of black fibrous and botryoidal goethite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Coal, Lignite, 5211Coal, Lignite, 5211Large cut and polished, though broken, sample of black solid coal, var. jet exhibiting conchoidal fracture. Also present are 5 faceted beads of the same material and a short length (7 cm) of brown twisted string.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Basalt, 11134Basalt, 11134Heavy slab of columnar basaltic lava. Hexagonal jointing is due to contraction as magma cools.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391795Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Ireland, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Calcite, 8437Calcite, 8437Specimen is a cluster of white translucent rhombohedral calcite crystals with massive dark gray galena and pale gold, metallic chalcopyrite. Crystalline clear calcite is also present.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Rossie, Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States
Thumbnail of Gypsum, 5622Gypsum, 5622Two small samples of gypsum. One is a small cut block of white granular-massive opaque gypsum, marked by numerous small dimples on 3 sides. The other is an irregular sample of gray fibrous gypsum, with sinuous fibrous habit.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Nova Scotia, Canada
Thumbnail of Anorthite, 11981Anorthite, 11981Sample of dark green, opaque, massive and compact plagioclase feldspar, probably var. anorthite, intergrown with dark red plagioclase feldspar.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Plagioclase, 5218Plagioclase, 5218Sample of dark red, opaque, massive and compact plagioclase feldspar with small phenocrysts of white massive quartz (porphyritic).Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Thumbnail of Barite, 5300Barite, 5300Cluster of white opaque bladed barite crystals on a layer of massive barite matrix. Associated is also a layer of botryoidal, dark gray, metallic goethite and minor amounts of green botryoidal malachite on the opposite surface.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Perkiomen, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Hematite, 7644Hematite, 7644Specimen of fine grained iron cemented sandstone with much silver metallic specular hematite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Germany
Thumbnail of Tourmaline, 6209Tourmaline, 6209Cluster of several short stout, black opaque, nonstriated crystals of tourmaline, var. Schorl embedded in colorless granular, iron stained quartz. Several schorl crystals are terminated. Two additional isolated fragments of schorl crystals are also present.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Spartanburg District, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
Thumbnail of Niter, 9032Niter, 9032Large rectangular block of tan to peach colored fine grained laminated clay, rich in potassium nitrate (niter or saltpeter).Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Mammoth Cave, Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States
Thumbnail of Quartz, 4671Quartz, 4671Sample of layered nearly white to pale yellow, translucent microcrystalline quartz, var. chalcedony on an irregular core of black onyx. Chalcedony layer is pseudo-botryoidal in habit.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Wilmington,New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Thumbnail of Calcite, 8599Calcite, 8599Cluster of large and small tan translucent scalenohedral crystals of dog tooth spar calcite on a base of black granular noncarbonate material.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Hematite, 7595Hematite, 7595Heavy specimen of iron rich translucent quartz with veins of silver metallic specular hematite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Elba Island, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Thumbnail of Coal, Anthracite, 5215Coal, Anthracite, 5215Irregular sample of silvery gray, metallic granular anthracite coal, with a jagged vein of white translucent material (?asbestos). One surface is heavily striated where this sample was adjacent to a fibrous or striated material.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Rhode Island, United States
Thumbnail of Sulfur, 0144Sulfur, 0144Sample consists of a yellow resinous crust of sulfur on white earthy matrix.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Siciliy, Italy
Thumbnail of Gypsum, 5673Gypsum, 5673Large 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
Thumbnail of Plagioclase, 11301Plagioclase, 11301A crystal cluster of small stout tabular grey plagioclase with fine twinning striations that give the crystals a chatoyant sheen.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Greenfield, Saratoga County, New York, United States
Thumbnail of Quartz, 4512Quartz, 4512Broken stream cobble of white crystalline quartz formed around a nugget of ?copper.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Gypsum, 5641Gypsum, 5641Large sample of very pale pink to pearly white massive and finely granular gypsum with a small amount of gray shale adhered to it.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Passamaquoddy Bay, Maine, United States
Thumbnail of Marble, 12467Marble, 12467Thick square slab of pale yellow brown marble, with veins of reddish brown. One surface is polished.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Tuscany, Italy
Thumbnail of Graphite, 4245AGraphite, 4245ASmall, rounded nugget of silver graphite with metallic luster.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Limonite, 8145Limonite, 8145Specimen of botryoidal to stalactitic limonite with reddish brown tarnish. Broken areas reveal orange yellow earthy material lining hollow forms.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Sulfur, 0149Sulfur, 0149Large sample of yellow, resinous, massive sulfur with irregular veins of white massive celestine, some of which is earthy.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Siciliy, Italy
Thumbnail of Erythrite, 5330Erythrite, 5330Specimen of dark gray material and brown powdery limonite with radiating clusters of bright pink to purple acicular crystals of erythrite, as well as tiny pale pink encrusting crystals of erythrite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Tunaberg, Nyk'ping, S'dermanland, Sweden
Thumbnail of Fluorite, 8378Fluorite, 8378Heavy specimen of silver metallic cubic galena with clusters of colorless translucent cubic fluorite crystals.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Cinnabar, 10060Cinnabar, 10060Six rock fragments of granular matrix with tiny crystals or grains of bright red cinnabar. One small broken crystal of sphalerite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839California, United States
Thumbnail of Chert, 4663Chert, 4663Blocky sample of opaque, dark red and dark green thickly banded microcrystalline quartz chert, var. jasper (also called riband jasper).Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Germany
Thumbnail of Tourmaline, 6210Tourmaline, 6210Small sample of colorless massive translucent quartz with numerous inclusions of slender and acicular crystals of black opaque, striated tourmaline, var. Schorl.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Greenville District, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Thumbnail of Heulandite, 1209Heulandite, 1209Small sample of dark orange red, pearly and platy heulandite crystals with a small amount of dark gray matrix.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Sweden
Thumbnail of Bitumen, 5197Bitumen, 5197Solidified irregularly shaped mass of bitumen (asphalt).Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Saint Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands, United States
Thumbnail of Serpentine, 1048Serpentine, 1048Roughly rectangular specimen of dark green massive antigorite (serpentine) with a crust of dark brown matrix around it. The specimen has been cut and polished on one side.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Limonite, 8117Limonite, 8117Very light sample of dull and earthy, light and dark brown, massive limonite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Thumbnail of Apatite, 9189Apatite, 9189Rock specimen with small hexagonal greenish brown to dark yellow apatite crystals, some with rounded terminations in a matrix of dark brown to black unknown material. Pyrite is also present in this specimen.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Jumilla, Murcia, Spain
Thumbnail of Beryl, 6103Beryl, 6103Crystal fragment of blue gray opaque beryl.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Newlin, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Limestone, 12489Limestone, 12489Thick block of dark gray limestone packed with broken sections of crinoids with light gray preservation. Polished on one side.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Bitumen, 5210Bitumen, 5210Small rectangular block of brownish black, bitumen with plant remains apparent. The historic term Caoutchouc refers to natural rubber.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Castleton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Molybdenite, 1297Molybdenite, 1297Sample of white fine-grained massive albite (plagioclase feldspar) with several small, hexagonal bright gray, metallic, foliated crystals of molybdenite. Tiny reddish dodecahedral garnets are also present.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Maine, United States
Thumbnail of Limonite, 8091Limonite, 8091Small irregular nodule of dark brown submetallic columnar or stalactitic limonite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Europe
Thumbnail of Hornblende, 6224Hornblende, 6224Small black opaque crystals of tabular hornblende in a chlorite schist with a thick vein of colorless granular quartz through it.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Massachusetts, United States
Thumbnail of Sphalerite, 10045Sphalerite, 10045Numerous crystals of very dark red (nearly black), adamantine, roughly tetrahedral sphalerite on colorless to white quartz drusy, all on a thick layer of gray, metallic, cubo-octahedral galena. The quartz appears to have formed around cubic fluorite forming large squared voids or casts in which the sphalerite crystals formed.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Tourmaline, 6220Tourmaline, 6220Rock specimen with several black striated schorl (tourmaline) crystals with triangular cross-section embedded in colorless massive quartz, with greenish phyllite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Albite, 1400Albite, 1400Sample of opaque white, massive albite (plagioclase feldspar), with colorless massive quartz and pearly white mica.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Thumbnail of Limonite, 8104Limonite, 8104Heavy blocky sample of dark gray, earthy, massive limonite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Lord Dudley's Mine, Dudley, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Galena, 1377Galena, 1377Heavy sample of tarnished dull, silver, metallic, massive galena with clusters of white and iron stained, radiated, quartz intergrown.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Massachusetts, United States
Thumbnail of Sulfur, 4220Sulfur, 4220Sample of bright yellow, resinous and stalactitic sulfur encrusting tan to brown granular and earthy matrix (possibly celestine).Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Mount Vesuvius, Napoli, Campania, Italy
Thumbnail of Marble, 12482Marble, 12482Nearly square slab of mottled dark red and gray, fine grained, marble that is polished on 1 side. Gray areas are rounded with dark purplish red surrounding.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Sulfur, 4203Sulfur, 4203Sample of earthy white, and vitreous white radiating fibrous celestine, with thin veins and crusts of yellow resinous sulphur crystals.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Gypsum, 5660Gypsum, 5660Cluster of a few large lenticular brown to gray gypsum crystals with light gray fine grained matrix (shale?) between the crystals.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Fluorite, 8349Fluorite, 8349Small cluster of dark purple cubic fluorite with a brown crust on the top surface and yellow coating on the bottom.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Galena, 1402Galena, 1402Sample of tarnished silver, metallic, massive galena with brassy yellow, metallic, massive chalcopyrite intergrown. Sample also has a thin crust of tiny tetrahedral chalcopyrite covering several surfaces, including stalactitic formations near the applied label.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Derbyshire, England , United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Rutile, 7819Rutile, 7819Large rectangular cross section of a broken dark reddish gray, adamantine rutile crystal in white crystalline marble with small veins of mica.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839London Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Coal, Bituminous, 11912Coal, Bituminous, 11912Cut cubic block of brownish black, dull elaterite (an elastic mineral pitch) with plant remains apparent, and a distinct petroliferous odor. Small yellow earthy spots of sulfur are also present.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Calcite, 12521Calcite, 12521Small cut and polished section of a carbonate stalactite with layers of white, banded, crystalline calcite that has been cut and polished. The opposite surface exhibits a tan earthy carbonate formation around a central core.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Alum, 5684Alum, 5684Two samples of white to pale yellow, translucent, massive alum exhibiting conchoidal fracture.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391812Vulcano Island, Sicily, Italy
Thumbnail of Quartz, 4673Quartz, 4673Specimen of light gray hazy chalcedony (cryptocrystalline quartz) formed in layers around black vesicular pumice.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Pyrolusite, 1285Pyrolusite, 1285Specimen of white massive calcite with many radiating clusters of metallic, gray acicular, striated pyrolusite crystals.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Germany
Thumbnail of Franklinite, 7730Franklinite, 7730Rock specimen consisting of black metallic granular and octahedral franklinite, embedded in gray calcite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Thumbnail of Barite, 5486Barite, 5486Small sample of colorless to gray, massive barite in a nodule with many cavities that are lined with colorless quartz drusy. A fair amount of brown staining is present.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, United States
Thumbnail of Graphite, 4258Graphite, 4258Irregular sample of massive silvery gray submetallic graphite that is thinly foliated.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Mansons Mine, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Tourmaline, 6275Tourmaline, 6275Sample of numerous stout black opaque terminated crystals of tourmaline, var. schorl with small amounts of iron rich massive quartz matrix.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Thumbnail of Bitumen, 11913Bitumen, 11913Irregular sample of dull black, mineral pitch, with unrecongizable plant inclusions and conchoidal fracture.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Mediterranean
Thumbnail of Skutterudite, 2024Skutterudite, 2024Sample of massive, dark gray, metallic, skutterudite, var. smaltite with much black biotite mica and red partial crystals of garnet. Metallic luster of the smaltite is difficult to observe due to the reflective nature of the biotite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Thumbnail of Limonite, 8073Limonite, 8073Irregular sample of dark brown submetallic limonite in amorphous form with much orange earthy material.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Weymouth Furnace, Egg Harbor, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States
Thumbnail of Pyrite, 1931Pyrite, 1931Sample of brown fibrous barite with pale yellow, metallic, massive and cubic pyrite crystals throughout.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Saxony, Germany
Thumbnail of Enstatite, 6370Enstatite, 6370Two small samples of pearly dark gray green enstatite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Thumbnail of Pyromorphite, 9201Pyromorphite, 9201Rock fragment with yellow-green translucent mamillary aggregates of pyromorphite and blue-green earthy encrusting malachite on opposite face. Matrix appears to be dark gray adamantine material, probably cuprite.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Pennsylvania
Thumbnail of Silver Ore, 4139Silver Ore, 4139Specimen of massive hematite (red streak) altering to ?limonite. Specimen has already broken into 6 main fragments and many smaller pieces. Measurements at right are of largest fragment. A bright green crystal is also present.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Vanuxem, Lardner, 1792-1848Pasco province, Pasco Department, Peru
Thumbnail of Tourmaline, 6213Tourmaline, 6213Sample of gray to white crystalline and granular limestone with brown striated crystals of tourmaline, var. dravite, and small flakes of coppery brown phlogopite mica.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Thumbnail of Painting, UC.XX.02.XX.02Painting, UC.XX.02.XX.02Portrait of Thomas Cooper by James DeVeaux. Cooper is wearing a black coat with a high collared white shirt and a white cravat tied. The background is a dark red curtain pulled back on the left to expose a shelf of books. Cooper's hair is closely cropped though he is bald. His sideburns extend to the middle of the ear, and he is clean shaven. The frame is gilt with intricate carving at the corners.DeVeaux, James, 1812-1844; Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; DeVeaux, James, 1812-1844;Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391832
Thumbnail of Inkwell, 6.886Inkwell, 6.886Top and base of a bronze inkwell that belonged to Thomas Cooper. Base is octagonal with flower and leaves on each of the eight sides. Under side of the inkwell is made of wood that is stained with ink. The base is held on to the inkwell with two bolts. The top of the inkwell (the lid) depicts the top of a globe with the continents, with a winged cherub holding a wreath standing on one foot. The lower base of the lid contains a border with eight flowers.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-18391820
Thumbnail of Silhouette, 6.884Silhouette, 6.884Silhouette of Thomas Cooper standing in front of a brick wall that connects to a building on the right. Cooper is facing left and wearing a top hat, baggy pants with ruffled cuffs, pointed shoes, and a double-breasted overcoat with tails. Cooper holds a slim cane in his left hand, while the right arm is held behind him. The road appears to be cobblestone and trees can be seen above the top of the wall, including palm or palmetto trees.Brown, William Henry, 1808-1883; Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Brown, William Henry, 1808-18831830
Thumbnail of Tile, 6.885Tile, 6.885A black silhouette (reproduction of Brown's Silhouette) of Thomas Cooper holding a cane walking in front of an iron fence. Reproduced onto a white tile approximately 3 inches square. At the lower left is a red monogram containing the initials CTH in script within an oval shape (possibly referencing Cooper's grandson, Thomas Cooper Hanna)"Beaver Falls Art Tile Company; Brown, William Henry, 1808-1883; Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Brown, William Henry, 1808-1883;Hanna, Sarah Jackson1886Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Thumbnail of Painting, UC.2017.03.01,Painting, UC.2017.03.01,Portrait of Thomas Cooper by James DeVeaux. Rust colored background. Cooper is wearing a black jacket and a high collar white shirt. His head is balding with hair worn long in the back, sideburns extend to the bottom of the earlobe, clean shaven, double chinned. Frame is gilt with heavy feather or leaf shaped carving.DeVeaux, James, 1812-1844; Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839; Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839;DeVeaux, James, 1812-1844
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Thumbnail of Extracrinus briareus, 00.13115Extracrinus briareus, 00.13115Wood framed slab of light gray, fine grained limestone with exoskeletal remains of both Pentacrinus (star shaped column sections) and Extracrinus briareus (pentagonal column sections. There are also at least eight crowns including calyx and numerous free arms.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Lyme Regis, Dorset County, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Coprolite, 00.13116Coprolite, 00.13116Large ovate cut slab of gray fossilized feces with one side polished. Thick concentric bands of reddish and dark gray coloration surround an irregular black and light gray formation in the center.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Iguanodon sp., FIC1232Iguanodon sp., FIC1232Dark brown partial bone fragment embedded in a dark conglomerate composed of small rounded clasts.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Tilgate Forest, Wealdon, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of SharkTooth, FIC1243SharkTooth, FIC1243Irregular sample of light gray earthy limestone with a single tooth of a lamniform shark embedded within. Crown is very small, stout and has no serrations. Root is not present.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Echinoidea (indeterminate), FIC1237Echinoidea (indeterminate), FIC1237Large block of white earthy chalk with 2 echinoid (sea urchin) spines exposed on the surface. One is gourdlike or club-shaped with small spurs aligned along stout ribs, and can be identified as a primary spine of Tylocidaris clavigera." The other spine is long and slender with small thorns on narrow ribs, and is indicative of Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) sceptrifera. More fossils may be embedded deeper in the chalk.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Rhizodus hibberti, FIC1249Rhizodus hibberti, FIC1249Two samples of black sub-bituminous coal with fossils of the lobe-finned fish Rhizodus hibberti embedded within. One sample with a large black scale (probably the operculum) that is roughly triangular with an articulation opposite a gently arcing margin. The other contains a single faceted tooth, though the tip is broken off.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Gilmerton, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Paludina sp., FIC1230Paludina sp., FIC1230Small block of marble that is polished on 5 sides. Marble is packed with recrystallized casts of high spired snails (Paludina sp.) and other marine invertebrates.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Wealdon, Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Ptychodus mammillaris, FIC1240Ptychodus mammillaris, FIC1240Irregular block of light gray earthy limestone with a single anterior tooth of the shell crushing shark Ptychodus mammillaris embedded within. Tooth is brown with characteristic ridges along a rounded crown. Central ridged cusp is surrounded with small papillae.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of Lamniformes (indeterminate), FIC1242Lamniformes (indeterminate), FIC1242Irregular sample of light gray earthy limestone with a single tooth of a lamniform shark embedded within. Crown is tall, broad, slightly recurved, and has no serrations. Root is not present.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Thumbnail of SharkTooth, FIC1241SharkTooth, FIC1241Small irregular sample of light gray earthy limestone with a single tooth of a lamniform shark embedded within. Crown is tall and slender with no serrations. Root is not present.Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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