Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2004.01.003A—C
Accession#:
2004.01
Credit Line:
Discovered in Collections.
Object Name:
Flint
Date:
01/01/1930
Description:
A) 3.5 inch by 2.0 inch by 1.0 inch smooth Danish flint pebble of irregular shape, light gray in color with darker spots.
B) 2.25 inch by 2.0 inch by 1.0 inch Danish flint pebble, rounded oval shape, smooth on flat faces and rougher around edge. Predominantly gray in color with pronounced crystalline appearance.
C) 2.25 inch by 2.0 inch by 1.0 inch Danish flint pebble, almost round, flattened on one side, fractured to reveal interior of glassy smooth dark gray color.
B) 2.25 inch by 2.0 inch by 1.0 inch Danish flint pebble, rounded oval shape, smooth on flat faces and rougher around edge. Predominantly gray in color with pronounced crystalline appearance.
C) 2.25 inch by 2.0 inch by 1.0 inch Danish flint pebble, almost round, flattened on one side, fractured to reveal interior of glassy smooth dark gray color.
Notes:
Found in collections processing room w/o documentation Willette Janes identifies them as Danish pebbles for crushing ore in tube mills at AJ mine. Also may have doubled as ballast in boats from Europe.
Search Terms:
T&E
hardrock
AG
mill
Mining
hardrock
AG
mill
Mining
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