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Title:
Ankerite
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:
Rhombohedral crystals of Ankerite, ~0.3cm set on a dark green rock. The crystalline green rock only reacts with HCl when in powedered form. Ankerite crystals are olive green in colour, with a vitreous lustre and a hardness of ~4.
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:
GE12293
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/361ae0f5-1218-3105-9f43-095d1886f4b8

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/361ae0f5-1218-3105-9f43-095d1886f4b8, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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