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ID Code | 5302-0003 |
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Artifact Name | Teppeiseki (two pyroxene andesite) |
Donor | Hiroshima University |
Receiving Date | 1975/05/20 |
Size (W×H×D) (mm) | 305×150×25 |
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) | 40 |
Number | 1 |
Location | Peace Memorial Park vicinity |
Description | This stone was on a concrete wall at Sei Hospital directly below the epicenter. The surface melted, becoming black and glassy. Bits of the stone burst loose, turned over, then fused again when it cooled. |