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Description: | Diamond specimen in rock matrix possibly collected by Sir Charles Parsons for comparison with the results of his attempts to produce artificial diamonds. From a box of specimens numbered 1-17 (number 5 missing before museum acquisition) found in a safe at Heaton Works. Marked with collector's original number "6" (of 17).
Part: diamond, Material: gem, diamond
Part: matrix, Material: rock | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.science&industry.488491 | Go to resource |
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