Bethlehem Granodiorite Sample

Object/Artifact

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Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Bethlehem Granodiorite Sample

Entry/Object ID

MWM2017.0007.0015

Description

Small hand-sampled piece of Bethlehem Granodiorite. This sample contains shiny silver and black minerals called micas in addition to large white grains of plagioclase. This Bethlehem Granodiorite is about 410 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

Mica

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

3 in

Length

7 in

Dimension Notes

This Bethlehem Granodiorite is 4 1/2 by 3 by 7 inches.

General Notes

Note

Status Date: 2020-07-07 Scan ID#: WM201800686