  Borrowdale graphite. 
The mine at Borrowdale was the first, and for a century the only, source of graphite, making it critical to the world's supply of pencils in the 1700s. 
Source: Andrew Goodall 
Contributor: Andrew Goodall 
Acquired: 2 April, 2009 
Text Updated: 3 April, 2009 
Price: Donated 
Size: 2" 
Purity: >95%
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