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Title:
Amethyst
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:
Hexagonal crystal of amethyst (colour caused by trace amounts of ferric iron) some ~3.5cm in length. Amethyst appears to have been smoothed and polished on one side.
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; Silicates
Object number:
GE11963
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5a7b1256-abec-30ab-b1e3-b6aae2c607e3

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5a7b1256-abec-30ab-b1e3-b6aae2c607e3, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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