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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