Amphibolite Sample

Object/Artifact

Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Amphibolite Sample

Entry/Object ID

MWM2017.0007.0012

Description

Small hand-sampled piece of amphibolite. This Sample contains, and is named for, the black shiny minerals in the rock called Amphiboles. This Amphibolite, which is a metamorphic rock, belongs to a rock formation called the Ammonoosuc Volcanics. This rock is about 455 million years old. 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

Amphibole

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Length

5 in

Dimension Notes

This amphibolite is 4 by 4 1/2 by 5 inches.

General Notes

Note

Status Date: 2020-07-07 Scan ID#: WM201800682