Limb Cast

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Limb Cast

Entry/Object ID

78.61.14

Description

Donor: Smith, Delmar Date/Period for item: Probably 40 million years old Condition: Very Good Dimensions: Approx. 4-1/4" in Diameter (10.8 cm) Marking Location: On specimen Description: A limb cast from Bear Creek, Jackson County, Oregon. A crystalline silicate center is a surroundeed by fortification lines in whites graduating to light greys. The second fortification line from center is crystallized. Five stray pieces of material are embedded in outer fortification lines. Probably from Oligocene Epoch, (Tertiary period, Cenozoic era).