Sleeve, core sample
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- OBJECT TYPE
- sealed
- DATE
- 2013
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2014.0433.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Sphere Drilling Supplies
- MODEL
- Predator
- LOCATION
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Plastic; metal; rubber; marker.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 45.0 cm
- Width
- 8.5 cm
- Height
- 8.5 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
- SPHERE
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Alberta
- Period
- 2013.
- Canada
-
This artifact was used by Imperial Oil geophysicists to store a core sample. It was made in Canada. - Function
-
This core sleeve was used to store and transport a core sample. - Technical
-
Core samples are collected to estimate the amount of minerals within a deposit. The samples are cut in half, with one half preserved at a provincial core sample depository, and the other half used by a company to evaluate the mineral resources. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Lettering on body reads: “Predator Core Sleeve/for Aspen 2013 ON Program”; lettering on proper right side reads: “2-336/N700/O-RING”.
- Missing
- The artifact appears to be missing an end cap and a part of the sealed plastic sleeve.
- Finish
- Predominantly beige plastic; transparent plastic sleeve; silver coloured metal; black rubber band and lettering.
- Decoration
- No decoration.
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Sphere Drilling Supplies, Sleeve, core sample, 2013, Artifact no. 2014.0433, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0433.001/
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