22 - Artefacts, Microscope Slides, Geological Specimens - Edwin Sherbon Hills Guide to Records

Series 22 - Artefacts, Microscope Slides, Geological Specimens

Provenance	Edwin Sherbon Hills
Description	Artefacts including specimen labels, mounted sections, geological specimens, field analysis set and microscope slides.

Inventory Listing

22-1	Specimen labels
	A few assorted labels giving brief details of geological specimens including location, age, and collector. Includes labels sent with specimens from Chang Wen-you and the Geology Department of the College of Engineering in Poona. Also includes unlabelled vial containing small amount of geological specimen. Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills Date range 1974, most undated Quantity 2 cm, Inventory Identifier 22-1 Box Number 60 Series 22
22-2	Mounted sections
	Cigarette tin containing large thin sections of slates mounted on glass plates. Label on tin indicates specimens are from Donnelly's Creek and Mitta phyllite. Also includes two glass slides labelled 'Flour' and 'Suspension 1st to ppt'. Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills Date range no date Quantity 2.5 cm, Inventory Identifier 22-2 Box Number 60 Series 22
22-3	Geological specimens - Donnelly's Creek
	Geological specimens labelled from Donnelly's Creek, presumably used to produce sections in 22/2. Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills Date range no date Quantity 2.5 cm, Inventory Identifier 22-3 Box Number 60 Series 22
22-4	Field analysis set
	Wooden box containing apparatus for the chemical analysis of mineral specimens, presumably for use in the field. Includes tools and labelled vials of various chemicals. Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills Date range no date Quantity 8 cm, Inventory Identifier 22-4 Box Number 60 Series 22
22-5	Microscope slides - Australian specimens
	Wooden box containing microscope slides, some loose and some in trays. Mainly prepared from geological specimens collected in Australia. Most have handwritten labels with details of the location. Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills Date range no date Quantity 8.5 cm, Inventory Identifier 22-5 Box Number 61 Series 22
22-6	Microscope slides
	Wooden box containing 12 trays of microscope slides. Includes specimens collected from Australia and overseas, as well as type specimens of certain minerals and some commercially-produced slides. Creator Edwin Sherbon Hills Date range no date Quantity 0.8 cm, Inventory Identifier 22-6 Box Number 61 Series 22

Published by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, June 2004
With support from Thomas Baker (Kodak), Alice Baker and Eleanor Shaw Benefactions and The University of Melbourne
Listed by Tim Sherratt and Gavan McCarthy
HTML edition Ailie Smith
Updated 8 November 2007
http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/hill/HILS0022.htm

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