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Specimen #: R.00.01.00
Collection: Rock & Mineral > Bentonite, Volcanic Ash
Status: stored
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Description
Bentonite - 2 samples, Potassium rich
Measurements (4.7/4.0 x 3.4/3.2 x 6.3/4.7 cm)
Measurements are rough and conducted with a ruler, not a set of calipers. Measurements were taken with the specimens in the horizontal position. Please note there are 2 specimens for this catalogue number.
Details
| Common Name: | Bentonite, Volcanic Ash |
| Phylum: | N/A |
| Class: | N/A |
| Order: | N/A |
| Family: | N/A |
| Genus: | N/A |
| Species: | N/A |
| Geo Period: | Assume Cretaceous |
| Epoch: | Assume Campanian |
| Formation: | Assume Pierre Shale |
| Member: | Assume Pembina |
| Current Location: | Assume Manitoba Escarpment |
| Credit: | Anita-Maria Janzic, Joseph Hatcher |
Current Condition
Very well preserved. Minor fractures (cracks).