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Carter No.: 620(81)

Handlist description: White pigment in shell (bivalve)

Card/Transcription No.: 620(81) 


620-81


White pigment in shell (bivalve). The shell is broken. There is
only a small amount of the material which is adhering to the
shell; it consists of amorphous (i.e. not crystalline) carbonate
of lime (chalk).
Dimensions of Shell.
Length: 6 cms
Breadth: 3 cms
Card no. 620(81) relating to Carter no. 620(81)
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