Drill core sample from URL mounted as a memento

Artifact Number:

2019-084

Description

A 10 cm diameter by 2 cm thick drill-core sample of granite obtained during studies at Whiteshell Laboratories for the Underground Research Laboratory (URL).  The sample is engraved with the stylized profile of the above ground shaft-head and rests on an 8 cm by 12 cm wooden base.

Details

Keywords:
waste disposal; underground facilities
Date:
~1990
Associated artifacts:
See also artifact 2018-074.
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