- Title:
- Enstatite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Brief description:
- Dark green- black enstatite crystals in an ultramafic plutonic pyroxenite. Enstatite has both a fibrous and prismatic habit, a vitreous lustre, stepped crystal faces and perfect cleavage at 90 degrees. Prismatic enstatite is generally prophyritic, with so
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 110
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12174
- Object production date:
- Date - latest:
- 1849
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/23078155-c9c6-3410-8db0-c0c8c92102a1, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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