Browse Items (16 total)

  • Collection: A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum

Agate Mortar and Pestle (1/3)

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Physical DescriptionThere are three unique agate mortar and pestles at A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum. The largest mortar measures three centimeters in diameter at the base, while the matching pestle measures five centimeters in length. This mortar and…

Agate Mortar and Pestle (1/3)

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Physical Description There are three unique agate mortar and pestles at A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum. The largest mortar measures three centimeters in diameter at the base, while the matching pestle measures five centimeters in length. This mortar and…

Agate Mortar and Pestle (2/3)

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Physical Description There are three unique agate mortar and pestles at A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum. The second largest mortar measures two and one half centimeters in diameter at the base, while the matching pestle measures five centimeters in…

Agate Mortar and Pestle (3/3)

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Physical Description There are three unique agate mortar and pestles at A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum. The smallest mortar measures two centimeters in diameter at the base, while the matching pestle measures four centimeters in length. This mortar and…

Crookes tube (X-ray generator)

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Physical Description: The body of the Crookes tube instrument consists of a copper cube, in the center of a metal stand. The stand consists of a long tube with three legs protruding from the base. There are two additional tubes that extend beyond the…

Michigan Mining School Petrographic Slides

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Physical Description: Two light-colored pine boxes with no cover or top feature slots for 36 individual glass microscope slides. The boxes do have empty spaces and they are glued together. There is no hardware on either box. The slides display thin…

Microscope Slides in Box

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Physical Description These microscope slides are contained in a lightly colored oak box, featuring thin cuts of wood and brass hardware. The locking mechanism on the front of the box is made up of two rotating hooks on each side, located near the top…

Richter Drafting Set

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Physical Description This Richter drafting set has an original wooden case covered in a thin black leather and shaped with brass wire. The top of the case is stamped in gold with a company logo reading: “Pracision|E.O. Richter & Co; Arctic Coal…

Two-circle Contact Goniometer

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Physical Description: The two-circle contact goniometer has a tripod brass base painted black. A small brass graduated disc is connected to the center of the base on a pedestal, and the center of this disc is allowed to rotate. A small pedestal is…

Wooden Crystal Models - Hexagonal

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Physical Description These crystal models are composed of a lightly colored Pearwood. Each model is precisely shaped with correct angles to illustrate various examples of seven different groups of crystal structures: isometric, tetragonal, hexagonal,…