Ore sample
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- OBJECT TYPE
- solid
- DATE
- 2013
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2013.0409.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Agrium Inc.
- MODEL
- Muriate of Potash/Special Standard
- LOCATION
- Saskatchewan, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Potash sample in a synthetic bottle.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 7.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 3.6 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Mineral exploration
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Agrium
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Saskatchewan
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Saskatchewan
- Period
- Collected ca. 2013.
- Canada
-
A kit prepared by Agrium’s mine in Vanscoy, Saskatchewan. - Function
-
To assess potash reserves and demonstrate grades. - Technical
-
The kit includes samples of potash ore and three main grades of potash. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- On the label: "Agrium Inc./ POTASH OPERATIONS/ SPECIAL/ STANDARD/ MURIATE OF POTASH/ 60% K20 SGN 35"
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Pale red and white crystals in a clear synthetic tube with a white cap and white label with black text and green elements.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Agrium Inc., Ore sample, circa 2013, Artifact no. 2013.0409, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0409.001/
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