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Title:
Green 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:
Euhedral rhombohedron of opaque, green calcite. Single crystal. Vitreous lustre. Striated and stepped crystal faces. Jade green in colour. Reacts with HCl. Soft- scratches easily with steel.
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:
GE11883
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/a2205bf3-f207-3bb3-b07c-932d023d99a7

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a2205bf3-f207-3bb3-b07c-932d023d99a7, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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