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- Rutilated Quartz
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Brief description:
- A collection of some ~11 small polished and unpolished rutilated quartz specimen. The largest is outside the bag and contains acicular yellow to brown crystals of rutile.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12226
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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- Title:
- Azurite with malachite
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; CARBONATE
- Brief description:
- Deep blue ~1cm euhedral crystals of azurite with a 0.5cm vein of radiating fibrous malachite within it. Very similar to sepcimen GE10298
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; CARBONATE
- Object number:
- GE11894
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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- Title:
- Harmotome ? Apophyllite?
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; Silicates
- Brief description:
- White crystals~2cm. Some pseudo-hexagonal sections. A hardness of ~5. Distinct striations on crystal faces. Set on a base of calcareous material, that is microcrystalline.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12115
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/34f3cf1e-d315-3168-a282-b2eb8b2d8699
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- Title:
- Large Muscovite Mica Sheets
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Brief description:
- A collection of large 10's of cm scale muscovite mica sheets. Soft ~2, with perfect basalt cleavage. Silvery-white in colour.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- Mica
Muscovite
Pennsylvania
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12144
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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- Title:
- Augite with feldspar
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; Silicates
- Brief description:
- Stubby crystals of augute, greenish black in colour. Polysynthetic twinning common. Greyish green streak. Augite has a hardness of ~6. Fleshy pink area is feldspar.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12183
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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- Title:
- Barytocalcite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Brief description:
- Light brown to white stalactitic shaped growths of barytocalcite, with a white streak and a hardness of ~4. A dull to resinous lustre and a high density, with a conchoidal fracture.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Object number:
- GE11964
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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- Title:
- Chalcocite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; SULPHIDE
- Brief description:
- Mass of prismatic, euhedral crystals of Chalcocite. Grey-black in colour, gold tarnish in places, metallic lustre in non-dusty areas. Lead grey streak, can be scratched with steel. Has choncoidal fracture.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; SULPHIDE
- Object number:
- GE11761
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bc6e710c-b51d-3d45-8bd7-6ee807e52af3
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- Title:
- Galena
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; SULPHIDE
- Brief description:
- Small piece of iron ore. Quartz veins on one side of iron ore. Is magnetic and reletively dense for its size. Iron ore is dark grey and shows rusting in some areas.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 371
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; SULPHIDE
- Object number:
- GE11754
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2f9f835f-7347-3cd5-bb8e-099e90b88386
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- Title:
- Rhodochrosite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Brief description:
- An rhombohedral crystal ~4cm of Rhodochrosite, reactive with HCl. Dull lustre and opaque. Hardness of ~3.5. Pale, slightly pinking streak. When exposed to air it becomes covered with a dark film through alteration.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Object number:
- GE11975
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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- Title:
- Quartz with galena
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Brief description:
- Prismatic, euhdral crystals of quartz, up to 3cm with a vitreous lustre. Small cubic crystals of associated galena, ~0.2mm with a black streak and a metallic lustre.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE11979
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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- Title:
- Heliotrope
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; Silicates
- Brief description:
- Opaque green chalcedony with black markings. Specimen has a hardness of 6.5–7 and a vitreous lustre. Red markings are caused by iron oxide and appear on the rough side of the specimen.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12125
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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- Title:
- Cast of the skull of Bishop James Kennedy
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Material:
- plaster
- Object number:
- AP79
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1842
- Date - latest:
- 1842
- Responsible department/section:
- MSAM:C61, Anatomy and Pathology Collection, University of St Andrews
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- Title:
- Sketch for Mural, Student's Union, University of St Andrews
- Object name(s):
- 20th Century Art; oil painting
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY/ (FOR MEMBERS ?/ To be attached by string to the top of each picture/ frame so as to hang over in front, or attached/ to each piece of scultpure sent for exhibition/ ARTIST'S NAME - IN BLOCK LETTERS/ (WITH DISTINCTIONS)/ DAVID McCLU
- Object name:
- 20th Century Art; oil painting
- Object number:
- HC2018.7
- Object production person:
- MCCLURE, David
- Responsible department/section:
- HC:C0, Heritage Collection
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- Title:
- Dr. Fridtjof Nansen: self portrait
- Object name(s):
- Art Collection
20th Century Art
Portraits; pencil drawing
- Brief description:
- A head and shoulders portrait of Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, Rector of the University of St Andrews 1925-1928. He is shown here in profile wearing a suit jacket, waistcoat and tie.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- To the Students of St Andrews University / from / Fridtjof Nansen / November 1925
Fridtjof Nansen
- Material:
- pencil on paper
- Object name:
- Art Collection
20th Century Art
Portraits; pencil drawing
- Object number:
- HC213
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1925
- Date - latest:
- 1925
- Object production person:
- Nansen, Doctor, Fridtjof
- Responsible department/section:
- HC:C0, Heritage Collection
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Beryl
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; MINERAL
- Brief description:
- Hexagonal crystals of grey beryl on a medium (1-5mm) crystal sized granite. Plagioclase feldspar crystals visible with polysynthetic twinning evident. Quartz and two mica types visible
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 150
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; MINERAL
- Object number:
- GE11712
- Object production date:
- Date - latest:
- 1849
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Stalactite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Brief description:
- Light brown calcitic stalactite. An elipsoid cross-section with a radius of ~1cm. Slightly bumby and mottled texture on the surface. White streak and a pearly lustre
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 212
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Object number:
- GE11989
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Ilmenite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Oxides and Hydroxides
- Brief description:
- Single tabular, rombehedral crystal of ilmenite, dark red/brown in colour, produces a red streak, submetallic lustre, cannot be scratched by steel (hardness >5).
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Oxides and Hydroxides
- Object number:
- GE11798
- Object production date:
- Date - latest:
- 1849
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b9bd0281-1930-31a2-92b4-d3a894a631fa
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- Title:
- Chalcopyrite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; SULPHIDE
- Brief description:
- A small euhedral and well formed crystal of chalcopyrite demonstrating its tetragonal crystal habit. Reletively heavy with a black streak. Rounded edges with a sub-metallic lustre.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; SULPHIDE
- Object number:
- GE11776
- Object production date:
- Date - latest:
- 1849
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7f226920-6165-30de-9a4a-07ef3d279a31
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Rhombohedral Calcite Crystals
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Brief description:
- A collection of some 4 rhombohedral calcite crystals ~3cm in length. Transparent with vitreous to iridescent pearly lustre depending on viewing direction.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Object number:
- GE12225
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9fc588bf-dca8-34f1-a7c9-19c8954c8fe3
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Malachite with chalk
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; CARBONATE
- Brief description:
- Malachite acicular ~0.5cm crystal masses with soft white chalk. Dark blue areas within the rock are euhdral crystals of azurite.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 775
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews
Mineralogical Collection; CARBONATE
- Object number:
- GE11874
- Object production date:
- Date - latest:
- 1849
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/23bce2f1-f45d-3d70-8f3c-b44c0b472e4a
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