Niter, 9032


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Description

Large rectangular block of tan to peach colored fine grained laminated clay, rich in potassium nitrate (niter or saltpeter).


Subject

  • Geology
  • Mineralogy


Details

Contributor
Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Coverage
Mammoth Cave, Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists