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Title:
Talc
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:
White talc, with a resinous/dull lustre and a distinct hardness of 1 (so is easily scratched by a nail) Usually found in metamorphic rocks with abundant carbonate minerals associated.
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:
GE12201
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/01d2bb4e-8491-3c98-9fac-ba4b540c311b

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/01d2bb4e-8491-3c98-9fac-ba4b540c311b, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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