Small hand-sampled piece of Mount Osceola Granite. This granite was formed in a similar time period as Conway Granite. This was a time when volcanoes stretched across the White Mountains. These granites formed as molten material cooled and hardened beneath the volcanoes. This sample is about 185 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
Granite
Dimensions
Height
2-1/2 in
Width
3 in
Length
3-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
This Mount Osceola Granite is about 2 1/2 by 3 by 2 1/4 inches.
