{"id":326,"date":"2012-06-14T19:51:27","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T19:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/?p=326"},"modified":"2012-06-14T19:51:27","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T19:51:27","slug":"marble-vs-granite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amamuseum\/2012\/06\/14\/marble-vs-granite\/","title":{"rendered":"Marble vs. Granite"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at the museum we have multiple projects that are handled not only by our regular staff, but also our interns.\u00a0 While working on his summer internship project of inventorying and creating a better storage solution for the museum\u2019s trophy collection, Cameron Anderson stumbled upon an interesting problem.\u00a0 The problem was with the identification of the material used to make the base of an International contest trophy.\u00a0 Since he is creating new storage solutions, he must be aware of what kinds of material he is working with.\u00a0 Through his personal research, he narrowed the type of stone down to two types, granite and marble.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This trophy had a base made out of an unknown type of stone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Curiosity got the better of Cameron, even though the storage solution would be the same for both of the stone types; he decided to investigate a way to identify the stone.\u00a0 A quick trip to a geological website gave him a way to test the stone.\u00a0 It turns out that marble is a non-porous stone, so with a small droplet of water on the unpolished side of the trophy, he could identify which stone he was working with.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"Interns<\/a>
Interns Cameron and Kyle prepare to test the bottom of the stone, Kyle supports the trophy so that it does not stand on the wrong end and risk damage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Cameron<\/a>
Cameron places the water droplet on the non-polished side of the stone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Using a small spatula he was able to drop a single droplet of water on to the bottom of the trophy and it was immediately clear that marble was the material in question.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Results!<\/a>
Results! The water droplet does not get absorbed by the stone, proving that the base is made of marble.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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