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Alunogen , an impure native alum
Alunogen , an impure native alum
Object Number 98-9-10/51813
Display Title Alunogen , an impure native alum
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mineral sample, crystalized chunk, white, powder and fragments
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms New Mexico, Northwest; Navajo Reservation
Materials Mineral
Dimensions Overall: 6.5 x 10.7 x 7.7 cm (2 9/16 x 4 3/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51813
Provenance
Collector George H. Pepper (1897)
Donor Frederick E. Hyde, Jr. (1898)
Donor B. Talbot B. Hyde (1898)

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