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Title:
'Pin-head' Calcite
Object name(s):
Mineralogical Collection The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
Brief description:
Elongate, white, transleucent, subhedral scelanohedrons of calcite on massive blue-grey calcite. Calcite cryatals are 'Pin-head' crystals; subhedral elongated prismatic crystals with blunt terminations. Crystals have a pearly/ vitreous lustre and are up t
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; CARBONATES
Object number:
GE11927
Object production date:
Date - latest:
1849
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9fc19396-8b92-35ee-9f2e-00f630983e09

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9fc19396-8b92-35ee-9f2e-00f630983e09, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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