Meter, beta-gamma survey

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OBJECT TYPE: GEIGER-MUELLER
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0531.001

MANUFACTURER: Mount Sopris Instrument Co.
MODEL: 12A
LOCATION: Delta, Colorado, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 123
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING, CONTROLS, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC METER CASING & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.0 cm
Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 14.2 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: Mount Sopris
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Colorado
City: Delta

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 TO SUPPORT CONTRACT RESEARCH, & AS TEACHING APPARATUS FOR HIS GRAD STUDENTS & TEACHING AIDS FOR UNDERGRAD GEOLOGY AT LAVAL CA.1960-1995.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT USED IN GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION FOR DETECTING THE EMANATING BETA AND GAMMA PARTICLE RADIATIONS FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES, SUCH AS MINERAL DEPOSITS.
Technical: WITH THE GROWING INTEREST & RESEARCH IN RADIOACTIVITY THIS METHOD OF EXPLORATION GAINED CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE IN THE MID-1940S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL ON SIDE READING "MOUNT SOPRIS/ INSTRUMENT COMPANY/ DELTA, COLORADO, U.S.A./ MODEL 12A SERIAL 123"/ BLACK LETTERING ON METER FACE READS "MT. SOPRIS INSTRUMENT CO./ MODEL S 35/ PARKER INSTRUMENT CORP./ STAMFORD, CONN., U.S.A./ U.S. PAT./ 3,056,92[3?]"/ INCISED WHITE LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ BLACK SCALE ON METER
Missing: CARRYING STRAP From CA of 11/23/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - missing carrying strap, cables
Finish: METALLIC CASING BASE WITH METALLIC GREEN PAINTED TOP/ METALLIC & PLATED CONTROLS/ BLACK METER CASING WITH COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT WINDOW & WHITE DIAL/ BLUE SYNTHETIC PART
Decoration: N/A

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Mount Sopris Instrument Co., Meter, beta-gamma survey, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1997.0531, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0531.001/

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