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Title:
Aragonite
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:
Small ~3cm crystal of aragonite. In a radiating group to resemble hexagonal prisms. Semi hard ~3.5. Dark grey in colour. Dissolves readily in cold dilute HCl.
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:
GE12233
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/42ef6024-9a13-391e-af69-8ead4916d680

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/42ef6024-9a13-391e-af69-8ead4916d680, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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