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Inventory Number3915c
ClassificationMineral
Owner George Washington Pierce ? 1872 - 1956
Dimensions1.2 × 3.5 × 2.3 cm (1/2 × 1 3/8 × 7/8 in.)
Descriptiondark gray with white specks,sharp edges, has luster
Curatorial RemarksMineral identified by Kevin Czaja, Curatorial Assistant, Mineralogical & Geological Museum, Harvard University, on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.
ProvenanceInventory numbers 3891-3917 are from the Department of Physics, Cruft Laboratory Attic antiques closet, Harvard University, June 1965.
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synthetic metal
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3915f
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molybdenite
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3915d
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nickel or cobalt sulfide (?)
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3915e
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calcite
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3891b
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garnet
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3891d
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pyrite
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3891e
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anatase
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3891a
orthoclase
orthoclase
American
Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
Object number: 1997-1-1436
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granite pegmatite
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3891h
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cut quartz (?)
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3891f
tourmaline crystals, mostly schorl
tourmaline crystals, mostly schorl
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3903
galena
galena
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3904