Biotite Granite Sample

Object/Artifact

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Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Biotite Granite Sample

Entry/Object ID

MWM2017.0007.0003

Description

Small hand-sampled piece of biotite granite. This sample is part of a group of rocks known as the Oliverian Plutonic Suite and is about 445 million years old, one of the older rocks found in New Hampshire. This biotite granite contains small black grains which are mineral biotite, a type of mica. Collected by two well-trained geology students for the 2014 "Beyond Granite" exhibition at MWM. Part of a complete (or at least comprehensive) hand-sample collection of all the rocks of the White Mountains.

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2017.0007

Source or Donor

Sarah Garlick/ Museum of the White Mountains

Acquisition Method

Produced by Staff

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Granite

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

2 in

Length

4-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

This biotite granite is about 2.00 by 2.00 by 4 1/4 inches.

General Notes

Note

Status Date: 2020-07-07 Scan ID#: WM201800674