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SLAG
Unique ID: WMID2034
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
The slag was once molten and has cooled so there are ripples. The slag is green coloured. There are air bubbles over the surface.
Notes:
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Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: UNKNOWN
Period to: UNKNOWN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 88.72 mm
Width: 68.22 mm
Thickness: 33.67 mm
Weight: 112.11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st March 2000
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
To be known as: STAFFORDSHIRE SHENSTONE
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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