Terrameter

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OBJECT TYPE
RESISTIVITY METER
DATE
1966–1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1997.0528.001
MANUFACTURER
ABEM
MODEL
5312801-15
LOCATION
Sweden

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General Information

Serial #
194
Part Number
1
Total Parts
13
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1-.2 METAL CASINGS, METAL CONTROLS & PARTS; SYNTHETIC INTERIOR COVER, CONTROLS, METER CASINGS, PARTS; FABRIC STRAP WITH LEATHER & FABRIC PAD/.3-.6 NON-FERROUS METAL/.7-.9 METAL HOLDERS WITH SYNTHETIC COVERED METAL WIRE/ WOOD BOX WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length
69.5 cm
Width
48.0 cm
Height
39.0 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
ABEM
Country
Sweden
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
1960S+
Canada
ONE OF COLLECTION OF INSTRUMENTS USED BY PROF. M.K. SEGUIN WHILE IN GEOLOGY DEPT. OF U. OF LAVAL, QUEBEC DURING 1960S TO CA. 1990. THEY WERE ACQUIRED BY SEGUIN TOSUPPORT CONTRACT RESEARCH, & AS TEACHING APPARATUS FOR HIS GRAD STUDENTS & TEACHING AIDS FOR UNDERGRAD GEOLOGY STUDENTS AT LAVAL CA.1960-1995.
Function
INSTRUMENT USED IN GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION TO MEASURE ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY PRIMARILY IN GROUNDWATER.
Technical
THIS TYPE OF TERRAMETER HAS BEEN A POPULAR DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS IN GROUNDWATER & SOME OTHER GEO-CHEMICAL EXPLORATIONS. THEY HAVE BEEN IN USE IN EUROPE & MANY OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING CANADA, SINCE THEIR FIRST INTRODUCTION IN 1960S.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 WHITE LETTERING ON INTERIOR COVER READS "Atlas Copro" IN SMALL SCRIPT & "ABEM/ A.C. TERRAMETER V-BOX"; INTERIOR LABEL READS "MODEL/ 5312801-15-" & "SERIAL NO./ 104"; INTERIOR LABEL READS "GISCO/ geophysical instrument & supply company/ 900 BROADWAY, DENVER, COLORADO 80203 USA/ PHONE: 303 825-8914/ CABLE: GISCO/ A DIVISION OF SOILTEST, INC. A MEMBER OF THE CENCO GROUP"; WHITE LETTERING FOR CONTROLFUNCTIONS ON TRANSPARENT COVER/.2 SAME WHITE LETTERING EXCEPT "A.C. TERRAMETER G-BOX"; IDENTICAL INTERIOR LABELS; SAME WHITE LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ BLACK & BLUE LETTERING ON BOX READING "ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM/ ABEM"
Missing
UNKNOWN From CA of 11/22/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - minor parts missing from spools
Finish
.1-.2 RED PAINTED CASINGS WITH GREY INTERIOR PANEL FOR CONTROLS; BLACK, RED, GREY, & COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT SYNTHETIC; METALLIC & BLACK PAINTED PARTS; BROWN STRAP WITH GREY PAD/.1 GREY WIRE COVERING/.3-.6 COPPER COLOURED/.7-.9 UNFINISHED REELS WITH RED OR YELLOW COVERED WIRE/ COATED WOOD BOX WITH METALLIC PARTS
Decoration
N/A

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