Sleeve, core sample

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OBJECT TYPE: sealed
DATE: 2013
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0433.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Predator
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Plastic; metal; rubber; marker.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 45.0 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 8.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Mineral exploration
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: 2013.
Canada: This artifact was used by Imperial Oil geophysicists to store a core sample. It was made in Canada.
Function: This core sleeve was used to store and transport a core sample.
Technical: Core samples are collected to estimate the amount of minerals within a deposit. The samples are cut in half, with one half preserved at a provincial core sample depository, and the other half used by a company to evaluate the mineral resources.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on body reads: “Predator Core Sleeve/for Aspen 2013 ON Program”; lettering on proper right side reads: “2-336/N700/O-RING”.
Missing: The artifact appears to be missing an end cap and a part of the sealed plastic sleeve.
Finish: Predominantly beige plastic; transparent plastic sleeve; silver coloured metal; black rubber band and lettering.
Decoration: No decoration.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sleeve, core sample, 2013, Artifact no. 2014.0433, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0433.001/

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