- Title:
- Magnesite and Quartz
- 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 brown crystals of magnesite, on a base of prismatic quartz crystals. Magnesite has a white streak, and a dull to silky lustre. Magnesite crystals range from 3cm to <2mm, crystals have a hardness of ~3.5.
- 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:
- GE12249
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4d1612a2-998e-3fdc-9595-8a22164004f1
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4d1612a2-998e-3fdc-9595-8a22164004f1, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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