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molybdenite
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molybdenite

Inventory Number3915d
ClassificationMineral
Owner George Washington Pierce ? 1872 - 1956
Dimensions1 × 2.6 × 2 cm (3/8 × 1 × 13/16 in.)
0.6 × 2.2 × 1.7 cm (1/4 × 7/8 × 11/16 in.)
0.8 × 1.8 × 1.1 cm (5/16 × 11/16 × 7/16 in.)
Descriptionthree (3) pieces, shiny blue gray in color, smooth surface
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.
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3891e
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3891d
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3915f
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3915a
quartz, cut
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3902
galena
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3904
galena
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3914
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3915c
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3891b
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3891g
quartz
George Washington Pierce
Object number: 3895