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Title:
Milky Quartz Crystals
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:
Hexagonal stubby milky quartz crystal. Dull to vitreous lustre and white in colour. Opaque. The white colour is caused by numerous bubbles of gas and liquid in the crystal.
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:
GE12251
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/68bd4bd9-0aa3-3543-b4b2-14647929fa33

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/68bd4bd9-0aa3-3543-b4b2-14647929fa33, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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