Block of polished orbicular gabbro, used as paperweight

Block of orbicular gabbro polished for use as paperweight. Probably from Corsica, rock type also known as Napoleonite, associated with Charles Friedel

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Category:: Experimental Chemistry

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1984-1266 Pt6

type:: paperweight

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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