Space Shuttle Columbia - Flown HRSI Tile Fragment lunarhighlands Geology Curator at the Lyme

Geology Curator at the Lyme Regis Museum

This process washes away iron from the formation

Please Note: Foram sand beaches contain many billions of foraminifera remains along with other debris one is likely to find on many beaches

"Life has often been disturbed on this earth by frightful events

Space Shuttle Columbia - Flown HRSI Tile Fragment lunarhighlands Geology Curator at the LymeThis specimen is a fragment of the black, reaction cured glass coating of the HRSI Space Shuttle Tile which appears in the Fourth Edition of the Mini Museum. NASA disposition paperwork accompanying the tile indicates it was removed after the Space Shuttle Columbias 7th mission, STS 61 C, which flew on January 12, 1986. As pictured, the item is roughly the size of a standard Mini Museum specimen (4 5mm). The glass coating is very thin, so for