- Title:
- Tourmaline in Granite
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Brief description:
- Hexagonal prismatic black tourmaline crystals within a granite rich in feldspars, quartz and white mica. Vertical striations are present on tourmaline with a hardness of ~7.
- 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:
- GE12186
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a738fa48-b54f-3f82-9150-be5e3506bc13
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a738fa48-b54f-3f82-9150-be5e3506bc13, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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