Core sample
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- OBJECT TYPE
- potash
- DATE
- 2013
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2013.0521.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- An artifact made of stone elements/Un objet fait avec des éléments en pierre.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.0 cm
- Width
- 4.5 cm
- Height
- 4.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Mineral extraction
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Potash
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Saskatchewan
- City
- Saskatoon
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- New Brunswick
- Period
- The extraction took place in 2013
- Canada
-
The cores were extracted in the potash exploration stage in New Brunswick. Ces échantillons ont été tire du sol en Nouveau Brunswick durant la phase d’exploration de potasse. - Function
-
These samples were collected in order to assess and identify potash deposits and estimate the size of the deposit based on surrounding minerals. Ces échantillons ont été collecté pour identifier les dépôts de potasse et pour estimer leur quantité grâce aux minéraux qui composaient le sol aux alentours. - Technical
-
Halite and anhydrite cores represent minerals leading to potash deposits. Potash cores are used to assess the extent of the mineral in the located deposit. Numbering on the bags designate the wells in which minerals were found. L'halite et l'anhydrite représente de minéraux de base qui mène aux dépôts de potasse. Les noyaux de potasses sont utilisés pour calculer la densité des minéraux dans chaque dépôt. Les numéros sur les sacs d'échantillons représentent les puits ou les minéraux ont été trouvés. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None apparent/L’objet n’a pas de marque.
- Missing
- None apparent/L'objet a tous ces pièces
- Finish
- A cylindrical white stone sample with grey striations across its surface. Both flat extremities are rough and uneven. Un objet fait avec du matériel en pierre qui est blanc avec des stries grises sur sa surface. Les deux extrémités plates de l'objet ont une irrégularité.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Core sample, circa 2013, Artifact no. 2013.0521, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0521.001/
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