What is an agate? How are they formed? And what’s it like running a Twitter account dedicated to them? Our Digital Media Content Manager Russell Dornan was after answers to these questions and more.
Ah, when social media and geology collide! One of my favourite things is Twitter accounts dedicated to particularly niche subjects, especially when it involves museums. From MuseumBums to MuseumLadders, there’s a lot of cheeky fun to be had.
So imagine the joy I get from following ScottishAgates, an account solely dedicated to sharing one Scottish agate specimen from National Museums Scotland’s mineral collections every day. If you’re not following it are you even on Twitter?
It’s run by Emily Brown, our Earth Systems Assistant Curator. I sat down with Emily the other week to talk all about her Twitter project. Take a listen!
Head to Twitter to check it out and listen to our conversation to hear the inspiration behind the account, find out more about agates, explore how our Scottish agate collection came to be and discover other must-follow niche Twitter accounts you might be missing out on.
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