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Title:
Muscovite and Fluorite
Object name(s):
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
Brief description:
Platy aggregates of muscovite mica with small ~0.2mm purple/lilac cubic fluorite crystals. Appearing as pseudo-hexagonal crystals. Small crystals of biotite are within the crystalline base of the muscovite. Fluorite crystals do not demonstrate fluorescenc
Collection:
University of St Andrews
Object name:
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
Object number:
GE12137
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9f98c488-8b4f-3aa6-a70b-e4c4731f2ebf

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9f98c488-8b4f-3aa6-a70b-e4c4731f2ebf, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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