Small hand-sampled piece of Kingsman Granodiorite. This sample contains large crystals of potassium feldspar. This Kingsman 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
Feldspar
Dimensions
Height
3 in
Width
3-1/4 in
Length
4-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
This sample of Kingsman Granodiorite is about 3 by 3 1/4 by 4 1/2 inches.
