Basaltic Rock Sample

Object/Artifact

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Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Basaltic Rock Sample

Entry/Object ID

MWM2017.0007.0013

Description

Small hand-sampled piece of basaltic rock. This rock forms in dikes throughout the White Mountains. This sample of basaltic rock is at least 130 milion 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

Basalt

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

3 in

Length

6 in

Dimension Notes

This basaltic rock is 4 by 3 by 6 inches.

General Notes

Note

Status Date: 2020-07-07 Scan ID#: WM201800683