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Schist

Schist, Hand sample

GL4152

Large sample of lightweight schist. Alpine fault shows glass formation between the 2 layers of schist.

Platinum

Platinum, Sand sample

GL4153

Small glass vial with a sample of silver dust of platinum.

Serpentinite

serpentine, Hand sample

GL4154

Small rectangular piece of pale grey greenstone rind.

Nickeline Group

Nickeline Group, Hand sample

GL4156

Very small green triangular rock.

Corundum

Corundum, Hand sample

GL4157

Two small purple hexagonal columar rocks.

Granite

grnt, Hand sample

GL4158

White speckled granite rock with one hexagonal face.

Iron stone

Iron stone, Metamorphic

GL4159

Triangular slab of iron stone, a rust coloured layer rock, showing shear marks.

Gastropod

Gastropoda, Gastropod, Fossil shell

GL4160

Fossil snail shell, with large sections of the body whorl and shoulder missing. The remaining fossil shell is white, and the dark grey is fossilised substrate that was filling the shell and therefore took on the internal shape of the shell.