Albany Quartz Syenite Sample

Object/Artifact

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Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Albany Quartz Syenite Sample

Entry/Object ID

MWM2017.0007.0009

Description

Small hand-sampled piece of Albany Quartz Syenite. This type of rock is found at, and makes up, Sundown Ledge. This sample is similar to granite only with less quartz. This varity of Albany Quartz Syenite has large feldspar grains while other varities have much finer grains. 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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Rocks

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Quartz

Dimensions

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Length

4 in

Dimension Notes

This Albany Quartz Syenite is 3 3/4 by 2 1/2 by 4 inches.

General Notes

Note

Status Date: 2020-07-07 Scan ID#: WM201800679