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Object Name |
Manganese Dendrites |
Object Description |
Large rectangular slab of fine-grained tan limestone with black dendritic growths on both sides of the slab. Lewis Reeves Gibbes, identified this specimen as Wad; a term that was used to reference the various black mineral substances; it is more accurately dendritic manganese oxide. Listed in the historic Catalog of Minerals as: Wad, fine dendritic sp., on buff limest., No loc. This sample is included in the Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. and can be found on page 118. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Rock type |
Sedimentary |
Classification |
Geology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. |
Dimensions |
H-1 W-10.74 L-8.8 cm |
Catalog Number |
3206 |