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Mineralogical Specimens

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Inventory of mineralogical specimens, c1783

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/I/146
Scope and Contents

Inventory of a small collection of mineralogical specimens from the area around Aberdeen.

Dates: c1783

Letter from George Burnett (nephew) to Joseph Black, 23 September 1771

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Identifier: Coll-16/I/38-39
Scope and Contents

Letter from George Burnett, Gibraltar (nephew of Joseph Black) to Joseph Black, sending mineralogical specimens and fossils.

Dates: 23 September 1771

Letter from John Graham to Joseph Black, c1773

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Identifier: Coll-16/I/76-77
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Graham to Joseph Black regarding mineralogical specimens from the Borders.

Dates: c1773

Letter from Robert Dundas to Joseph Black, 07 May 1781

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Identifier: Coll-16/I/107-108
Scope and Contents

Letter from Robert Dundas to Joseph Black sending specimens of cobalt and resin.

Dates: 07 May 1781

Letter from the Earl of Hopetoun to Joseph Black, 03 August 1770

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Identifier: Coll-16/I/34-35
Scope and Contents

Letter from the Earl of Hopetoun to Joseph Black sending specimens of lead and nickel ores from Bathgate.

Dates: 03 August 1770