Summary
Two pieces of molybdenite, a metallic looking material used in a radio detector. Properties were discovered by George Washington Pierce about 1906. Items are possibly artificial in origin.
Physical Description
Two silvery thin metallic objects and a display board on which one object is mounted and the other has become detached.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase & Subsequent Transfer from Science Museum of Victoria (SMV), 11 Jun 1973
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Date Used
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Inscriptions
Display board: MOLYBDENITE/MOLYBDENUM DISULPHIDE
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Part Dimensions
3 mm (Width), 26 mm (Outside Diameter)
Approximate dimensions of larger lump.
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References
G. W. Pierce from Wikipedia - [Link 1]
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