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Copper and Shale

Copper and Shale

This sheet of nearly pure copper was once sandwiched between layers of shale. It crumpled when miners blasted the rock. Bits of dark shale remain attached to the copper, which also bears the imprint of water ripples preserved in the shale.
Galleries: Copper, Geologic Formations, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Keywords: american museum of natural history, copper, district of columbia, geology, metal, museum, museum of natural history, national museum of natural history, natural history, pattern, smithsonian, washington dc
Photo Location: National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 06/25/2009
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Original Dimensions: 5616×3744
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 38°53'27.64"N 77°1'33.45"W
Picture Number: 730