Geospecimen

Description
Boxed set of Mineral specimens of New Zealand. Hinged cardboard box covered in textured gold paper. A label printed in yellow, black, green and red inside the lid of the box reads: "MINERAL SPECIMENS / OF / NEW ZEALAND". The mineral specimens are mounted in the base of the box on cardboard. They are arranged in a grid formation, numbered from 1. to 20. with the names of the mineral printed in black beneath the specimen: "1. LIMONITE; 2. ANTIMONY ORE; 3. KAURI GUM; 4. JASPER; 5. CHALCOPYRITE; 6. MARBLE; 7. CINNABAR; 8. FOOLS GOLD; 9. MALACHITE; 10. RHODONITE; 11. PETRIFIED WOOD; 12. ROCK CRYSTAL; 13. GREENSTONE; 14 GALENA; 15. OPAL; 16. URANIUM ORE; 17. GOLD QUARTZ; 18. QUARTZITE; 19. SILVER ORE; 20. ZINC BLENDE".
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Description
Boxed set of Mineral specimens of New Zealand. Hinged cardboard box covered in textured gold paper. A label printed in yellow, black, green and red inside the lid of the box reads: "MINERAL SPECIMENS / OF / NEW ZEALAND". The mineral specimens are mounted in the base of the box on cardboard. They are arranged in a grid formation, numbered from 1. to 20. with the names of the mineral printed in black beneath the specimen: "1. LIMONITE; 2. ANTIMONY ORE; 3. KAURI GUM; 4. JASPER; 5. CHALCOPYRITE; 6. MARBLE; 7. CINNABAR; 8. FOOLS GOLD; 9. MALACHITE; 10. RHODONITE; 11. PETRIFIED WOOD; 12. ROCK CRYSTAL; 13. GREENSTONE; 14 GALENA; 15. OPAL; 16. URANIUM ORE; 17. GOLD QUARTZ; 18. QUARTZITE; 19. SILVER ORE; 20. ZINC BLENDE".
Measurements
Dimensions: 154 x 90 x 40mm: 0 - Whole
Department
Natural History - Puna Taiao
ID number
24979

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