Piece of volcanic rock

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A small piece of black lava from the place where Captain James Cook was killed on Hawaii (Kealakekua Bay).

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ID:	REL0040
Collection:	Relics
Type:	Lava
Display location:	Not on display
Events:	Exploration: Cook's Third Voyage, 1776
Date made:	1779
People:	Cook, James; Young, W. Royal United Service Institution
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 55 mm x 75 mm x 65 mm