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Title:
Augite with feldspar
Object name(s):
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews Mineralogical Collection; Silicates
Brief description:
Stubby crystals of augute, greenish black in colour. Polysynthetic twinning common. Greyish green streak. Augite has a hardness of ~6. Fleshy pink area is feldspar.
Collection:
University of St Andrews
Object name:
The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews Mineralogical Collection; Silicates
Object number:
GE12183
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7e1cdcca-cd20-3e44-bca9-ed26551b6ed0

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7e1cdcca-cd20-3e44-bca9-ed26551b6ed0, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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