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Title:
Prehnite
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:
Greenish-white crystals of orthorombic prehnite. Hard ~6 with a vitreous lustre and white streak. Dissolves with difficulty in HCl leaving behind gelantinous silica residue.
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:
GE12351
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5e6f105a-c1f2-35a2-99fa-f4c87c6964cb

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5e6f105a-c1f2-35a2-99fa-f4c87c6964cb, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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