- Title:
- Rhodochrosite
- 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:
- An rhombohedral crystal ~4cm of Rhodochrosite, reactive with HCl. Dull lustre and opaque. Hardness of ~3.5. Pale, slightly pinking streak. When exposed to air it becomes covered with a dark film through alteration.
- 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:
- GE11975
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6b63c86c-4960-3def-98c9-dd41b0514c16
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6b63c86c-4960-3def-98c9-dd41b0514c16, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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