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Volcanic rock (Dry)

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Notes: Specimen in Dent's collar box. Handwritten label accompanying specimen reads "Camiguin Volcano.". Another handwritten label reads "Camiguin Volcano Philippines.". The latter is written on a scrap of paper torn from a ship's log book, with headings "Date,", "Longitude," and "Bottom Temperature," on one side, and "Species observed.", "No. of Specimens living." and "No. of Specimens dead." on the reverse. To see Oxford University Museum of Natural History's database go to http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/collect/lifecoll2.htm