- Title:
- Calcite Crystal
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATE
- Brief description:
- Twinned scalenohedral calcite crytals. Calcite is white, transleucent, and has a vitreous lustre. Crystals have well developed cleavage and multiple internal flaws which are irredescent. Crystal faces have vertical striations.
- 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; CARBONATE
- Object number:
- GE11923
- 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
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/67cd1540-7efc-35e9-a9fd-64d71d3d4c24, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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