- Title:
- Prehnite from Cornwall
- 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:
- Greenish-white crystals of orthorombic prehnite. Hard ~6 with a vitreous lustre and white streak. Dissolves with difficulty in HCl leaving behind gelantinous silica residue.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 79.1
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12417
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9111ae8b-60e3-3758-a951-e94fe1ae31e1
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9111ae8b-60e3-3758-a951-e94fe1ae31e1, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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