(one to be completed for each relevant Collection Content sheet [Form E] filled in)
Collection name ____________________________________________________________
Subject of Collection ______________________________________________________
IDEN NNW ___________ (if known) Date ______________________________
Enter approximate percentages wherever possible. Circle any relevant terms where
lists are given.
Geology Collections
General
Storage
- loose ________%
- open trays ________%
- covered containers ________%
- drawers ________%
Labels
- present ________%
- discoloured/stained ________%
- mouldy ________%
Data
- Collecors name ________%
- dated ________%
- identified ________%
- numbers only ________%
- notebooks availiable (Y/N)
Precision
- Stratigraphical horizon ________%
- locality ________%
- place ________%
- county ________%
- country ________%
- region ________%
Fossils
Condition
- dirty/varnished ________%
- painted ________%
- mould present ________%
- Pyrite disease ________% (nb. sulphurous smell, grey powder)
- Bynes disease ________%
- Salt efflorescence ________% (do not attempt to wash clean)
- splitting/fragmenting ________%
Type Specimens
- No. seen ________
- Plaster mounts ________%
Rarities: well preserved material of (circle if relevant)
- Vertebrates - Fish/Amphibia/dinosaurs
- Echinoderms - Starfish/crinoids (with cup)
- Molluscs - Bellemnite with fragmacone
- Arthropods - Insects/crustacea
- Corals - from Triassic
- Any well preserved plant material
Minerals
(do not brush or wash these)
Condition
- powdering ________%
- cracking ________%
Present
- Asbestos (Y/N)
- Radioactive minerals(Y/N)
- Gemstones (Y/N) No. seen ________
Rocks
Condition
- abraded ________%
- broken ________%
Present
- powdered samples (Y/N)
- polished samples (Y/N)
- pelletized samples (Y/N)
- secions (Y/N)
- building stones (Y/N)
Microscope Slide Collections
Condition
- cracked/broken ________%
- coverslips loose ________%
- mounting medium dried ________%
Labels
- present ________%
- identified ________%
- locality ________%
- dated ________%
- collector's name ________%
- loose ________%
- Victorian slides (coloured paper wrapping). No. seen ________