- Title:
- Polished Agate
- 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:
- A cut and polished specimen of brown agate. Characterised by concentric, banded fibrous layers of brown and red. Layers are on the mm scale and are often waxy. Specimen is cryptocrystalline.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 16
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews Mineralogical Collection; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12113
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/345e4cbd-cd3b-3867-8cdf-f60b8f57858f
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/345e4cbd-cd3b-3867-8cdf-f60b8f57858f, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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