A visitor to our museum recently expressed concern about having samples of galena available in our hand's-on area for the public to touch. Given the shortness of exposure time to the lead, I'm hesitant to pull the specimens out-of-hand, but wonder if anyone else has any opinions on this?
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Peggy Fisherkeller
Curator of Geology
Indiana State Museum
650 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-7172
(F) 317-233-8268
www.in.gov/ism/