Small hand-sampled piece of Albany Quartz Syenite. This rock sample is about 175 milion years old. Quartz syenite contains circular grains of the mineral feldspar. 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
2 in
Width
2-1/2 in
Length
4-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
This Albany Quartz Syenite is 2 by 2 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches.
