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Title:
Scolecite
Object name(s):
Mineralogical Collection The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Zeolites
Brief description:
Slender, striated white prismatic crystals of Scolecite. Hard ~5, light and fragile. Silky to vitreous lustre. Forms silica gel when exposed to hydrochloric acid. Crystals are grouped in a fibrous radiating mass.
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; Zeolites
Object number:
GE12354
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d56b0708-6154-35b1-8944-489e0d6996e8

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d56b0708-6154-35b1-8944-489e0d6996e8, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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