- Title:
- Black Quartz Crystals
- 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:
- Three black hexagonal prismatic quartz crystals. Horizontal striations are visible on the crystal faces of the specimens. Single terminations visible. Black colour caused by exposure to natural background radioation.
- 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:
- GE12277
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/18d7d47c-2981-3b97-ad3a-fa2fec908b18
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/18d7d47c-2981-3b97-ad3a-fa2fec908b18, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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