Composite

A specimen assembled from parts of more than one individual (or a slab with fossils from more than one source). Must be identified as such; the number of individuals stated where known.

Sources

AAPS — Code of Ethics
Mindat — Advice for people selling and sorting a mineral collection

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Composite" (Glossary). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/study/glossary/composite. Accessed 2026-09-20.

BibTeX · CSL-JSON

@misc{stratum-composite,
  title        = {Composite},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/glossary/composite}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Glossary article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16; sources: stratum. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
}

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