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Title:
Muscovite and Quartz
Object name(s):
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
Brief description:
Small platy crystals of muscovite mica, ~1mm on a block of cloudy grey quartrz. Muscovite has a sub-metallic lustre and perfect cleavage.
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:
GE12168
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e4bca399-75ab-3536-8608-d03c63089911

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e4bca399-75ab-3536-8608-d03c63089911, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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