schist

Datelate 19th-early 20th Century

Inventory Number1997-1-1460

ClassificationRock

Subject

Maker American ?

Cultural Region

Dimensions3 x 7.2 x 4.3 cm (1 3/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 11/16 in.)

Material

DescriptionHeterogeneous conglomerate of grey, white, and reddish-purple mineral sample with rough edges.

Signedunsigned

Curatorial RemarksMineral identified by Kevin Czaja, Curatorial Assistant, Mineralogical & Geological Museum, Harvard University, on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.

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mica schist

American

Date: late 19th-early 20th Century

Object number: 1997-1-1452

conglomerate (copper bearing)

American

Date: late 19th-early 20th Century

Object number: 1997-1-1440

gneiss

American

Date: late 19th-early 20th Century

Object number: 1997-1-1446

slate

American

Date: late 19th-early 20th Century

Object number: 1997-1-1442

quartz

American

Date: late 19th-early 20th Century

Object number: 1997-1-1454

unknown, volcanic origin?

American

Date: late 19th-early 20th Century

Object number: 3935

schorl in schist

American

Date: late 19th-early 20th Century

Object number: 1997-1-1420

galena and sphalerite

American

Date: late 19th-early 20th Century

Object number: 1997-1-1456

granite

Accessories: square wooden platform with one sloped edge

Object number: 1997-1-1548

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granite pegmatite

George Washington Pierce

Object number: 3891h

orthoclase

American

Date: late 19th-early 20th Century

Object number: 1997-1-1434

orthoclase

American

Date: late 19th-early 20th Century

Object number: 1997-1-1436