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OBJECT TYPE: potash
DATE: 2013
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2013.0519.001

MANUFACTURER: Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: An artifact made of stone elements/Un objet fait avec des éléments en pierre.

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.0 cm
Width: 4.5 cm
Height: 4.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Potash
Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
City: Saskatoon

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: New Brunswick
Period: The extraction took place in 2013
Canada: The cores were extracted in the potash exploration stage in New Brunswick. Ces échantillons ont été tire du sol en Nouveau Brunswick durant la phase d’exploration de potasse.
Function: These samples were collected in order to assess and identify potash deposits and estimate the size of the deposit based on surrounding minerals. Ces échantillons ont été collecté pour identifier les dépôts de potasse et pour estimer leur quantité grâce aux minéraux qui composaient le sol aux alentours.
Technical: Halite and anhydrite cores represent minerals leading to potash deposits. Potash cores are used to assess the extent of the mineral in the located deposit. Numbering on the bags designate the wells in which minerals were found. L'halite et l'anhydrite représente de minéraux de base qui mène aux dépôts de potasse. Les noyaux de potasses sont utilisés pour calculer la densité des minéraux dans chaque dépôt. Les numéros sur les sacs d'échantillons représentent les puits ou les minéraux ont été trouvés.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent/L'objet n'a pas de marque.
Missing: None apparent/L'objet a tous ces pièces
Finish: An long orange coloured anhydrite sample that is cylindrical in shape that has two smooth ends. The rock itself has grey and black striations. A long white stain goes across the length of on of the sides of the sample. Un échantillon d'anhydrite en forme cylindrique qui est plutôt longue et de couleur orange qui a deux côtés lisse. La roche a une configuration des stries de couleur grise et noire. Une accrétion blanche voyage sur le côté de l'échantillon.
Decoration: N/A

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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Core sample, circa 2013, Artifact no. 2013.0519, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0519.001/

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