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Symbols of Our State Physical Exhibit - View 2
Symbols of Our State Physical Exhibit - View 2
Symbols of Our State Physical Exhibit - View 1
Symbols of Our State Physical Exhibit - View 1
Salt Dome Diagram
Diagram of Salt Dome in cross section
Lignite Coal
Lignite Coal from Choctaw County, Mississippi
Two vials of Crude Oil
Two vials of Crude Oil from Mississippi Oil Fields
State Soil: Natchez Silt Loam
(Dunn-Seiler Museum: Uncatalogued) This jar contains a sample of the Natchez Silt Loam soil.
State Shell: Crassostrea virginica Eastern Oyster
(DSM #M246) The Eastern Oyster is the state Shell of Mississippi
State Fossil: Basilosaurus cetoides Ancient Toothed Whale
Single vertebra of the ancient toothed whale, Basilosaurus, which could grow up to 65 feet long.
State Stone: Petrified Wood
(DSM #PL709) Mississippi has more petrified wood than any other state east of the Mississippi River.
Mississippi Coat of Arms
Blue shield with gold eagle in the center. The eagle holds a palm frond and arrows in its talons, and has a red, white, and blue shield on its breast. It says "Virtute et Armis" on a red banner beneath.