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Glauberite, in its gangue, from Villa Rutris south of Madrid in Spain

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

March 14, 1822

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 119

Notes:

William Maclure (1763-1840), a native Scot, was a geologist, cartographer, and philanthropist known as the father of American geology.