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Vesicular Lava Field collection: Stannergate Dundee Collected by Julie Bett, 2007 Museum number 2007-54-1 A piece of vesicular Devonian lava about 410 million years old. It is a water worn beach pebble eroded from the lava flows that outc ...

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Mica schist Hand specimen Field collection: Glen Mark, Angus Collected by D. S. Henderson, 1974 (museum staff) Museum number 1974-839-2 Mica and quartz crystals give schist its sparkling appearance. In schist the mineral crystals are fla ...

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Coal Donated by Lord Kinnaird, 1923 Museum number 1973-1009-188 Piece of coal from the Carboniferous period. Coal is made of the fossil remains of carboniferous plants that grew in swamps. 1973- ...

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Lignite Donated by Lord Kinnaird, 1923 Museum number 1973-1009-189 Lignite is also known as brown coal and is an intermediate stage between peat and coal. It has a high moisture content, woody composition. ...

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Polished section of Baryte stalactite Donated by Lord Kinnaird, 1923 Museum number 1973-1009-467 1973-1009-467 on display ...

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Granite Hand specimen Field collection: Glen Doll, Angus Collected by Mr D. S. Henderson, 1971 (museum staff) Museum number 1971-880 Granite is a coarse-grained igneous rock formed inside the earth's crust in volcanic intrusions. It is a ...

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Andesite Field collection: Stannergate, Dundee Collected by: Julie Campbell, 2007 Museum number 2007-54-3 Andesite from a Devonian lava flow outcrop in Stannergate about 410 million years old. Andesite is one of the most common volcanic r ...

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Agate Quartz, var. Agate Field collection: Scotland Museum number 1971-802 Agates are local gemstones that are formed in igneous rock. They show a wide variety of patterns and colours. They can be found throughout the Dundee area and in ...

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