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Maker(s):not applicable
Culture:not applicable
Title:Sandstone
Type:Geology
Place Made:North America; United States; Massachusetts; South Hadley
Measurements:overall: 5 1/2 in x 5 in x 2 3/4 in; 13.97 cm x 12.7 cm x 6.985 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK PX.B.1.2
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Description:
Sandstone. Sedimentary rock. A good specimen of red Longmeadow sandstone, showing a mud crack and quartz and micaceous inclusions. From the quarry on Mr. Skinner's estate, South Hadley. Collected 5/6/1934 by H.G. Hubbard.
Dana's System of Mineralogy number: 75.1.3.1

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