A mineral is a naturally occurring substance that is solid and inorganic and has a set chemical formula.  Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish various species, and are influenced by the mineral's geological environment.  They are described by characteristics such as habid, hardness, lustre, color, streak, clevage, fracture, parting, and specific gravity.  

The subdivisions of this category are based on scietific groups from the discipline of mineralogy.  

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
10068 (none) (none) (none) Stone Vase White calcite [drawing] Type__
10069 (none) (none) (none) Stone Vase White calcite [drawing] Type 85
10070 (none) (none) (none) Stone Vase White Calcite [drawing] All the rim broken away, but pieces complete Type 87
10071 (none) (none) (none) Stone Vase White calcite In very bad condition: top gone, sides all decayed [drawing] Type 85(new)
10072 (none) (none) (none) Stone Vase White calcite In very bad condition; top missing; the surface much decayed Pair to U 10071 Type__
10073 (none) (none) (none) Stone Vase White calcite Surface much decayed [drawing] Type [erased: "79"]
10074 (none) (none) (none) Stone Vase White calcite Top all broken [drawing] Type 85(new)
10075 (none) (none) (none) Stone Vase White calcite (Top all broken) [drawing] Type 91 (new)
10076 (none) 1928,1010.475 (none) Stone Vase White calcite Spill Vase Surface poor [drawing] Type 4 (new)
10077 (none) (none) (none) Stone Vase White calcite Spill Vase Upper part much decayed and half of it gone to powder, Companion piece to U.10076 Type__
10089 (none) (none) (none) Beads Double lentoids of lapis and gold See Field Notes
10090 (none) (none) (none) Beads Large lentoids, 2 lapis, 1 silver, 2 bitumen(broken) NB the carnelian rings probably went between the large beads
10091 (none) (none) (none) Copper Pin With lapis ball head Type V
10092 (none) (none) (none) Copper Pin With lapis ball head (broken) Type V
10093 (none) (none) (none) Silver Pin With plain lapis ball head Type V
10096 (none) (none) (none) Wreath of gold mulberry leaves strung with small lapis bugles & carnelian rings (orig. 13 in all, but some are badly broken) Type__
10150 (none) (none) (none) Necklace Carnelian & lapis beads and one steatite: double conoids, barrel and bugle beads For order of stringing and details (?)
10153 (none) (none) (none) Seal Lapis lazuli Lentoid shaped 3 registers Men and gazelles
10162 (none) 1928,1010.471 (none) Stone Vase Calcite Type LXIII
10168 (none) 1928,1010.252 (none) Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Men fighting rampant lions and bulls
10172 (none) 1935,0113.435 (none) Beads Worn round wrist 5 lapis double conoids; 4 carnelian bugles; 1 carnelian bugles; 1 carnelian double conoid; lapis and carnelian strung alternatively.
10189 (none) 1928,1010.681 (none) 3 Beads One steatite lentoid; 2 carnelian barrels
10303 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder Seal Lapis lazuli Male figure; on either side a rampant gazelle, behind each gazelle a rampant lion and beyond the lions a second male figure NB The male figures have bird heads
10304 (none) (none) (none) 6 Beads Two carnelian bugles, & 4 crystal ring beads - strung alternatively.
10313 (none) (none) (none) Beads Bangle Lapis & silver double conoids on wooden cores Minute gold, lapis and silver balls For order of stringing cf. Field Note

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