Specimen Details

  • Collection Names

    Museum of Applied Science Collection

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Hand Specimen(s)

  • Rock Name

    Coorongite

  • Rock Class

    Hydrocarbon

  • Rock Group

    Solid

  • Rock Description

    A dark brown, almost black, hydrocarbon soft and elastic, like India rubber. A substance of similar physical character is found at sites around the Coorong lagoon in South Australia, and is hence termed coorongite.

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Geology

  • Discipline

    Petrology

  • Collecting Areas

    Rocks and Ores

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Geospatial Information