Chrome Alum
notes: label: Description
content: Charles S. Sahagian (b.1926) is an Armenian-American who joined the U.S. Army, and received a host of medals (including the Legion of Honor) for his service in Europe during World War II. Following the war, Sahagian specialized in military material research. The inscription on this purple crystal reads “S751 K(Al, Cr)(SO4)2 12H2O Chrome Alum / C. Sahagian, AFCRL, Bedford, Mass / donated 2/14/73 water soln.” AFCRL here refers to the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0329.06
label: accession number
content: 1988.0329
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0329.06
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Mineral Sample
label: Object Name
content: Chrome Alum
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3.9 cm x 3.9 cm x 1.3 cm; 1 9/16 in x 1 9/16 in x 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/8 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; .9525 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.175 cm