Garnets from Shelburne: A case study of the value of geoheritage

Abstract

A report of curatorial work recognizing of the value of geoheritage in museum collections. Tracing the history of a garnet specimen donated to the Nova Scotia Museum in 1905 provides opportunity to learn about the life and contributions of Thomas Vardy Hill. While the market value of natural history collections is difficult (or impossible) to estimate, the role of collections for representing citizens who contributed to the history of science has geoheritage value.