- Title:
- Biotite Mica books
- Object name(s):
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Brief description:
- Small ~1cm platy aggregates "books" of biotite mica on a base of layered microcrystalline mica crystals and quartz. Biotite has a pronounced vitreous lustre, and is black in colour.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Silicates
- Object number:
- GE12447
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/948349a9-d939-383a-b050-d60bd635b35e
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/948349a9-d939-383a-b050-d60bd635b35e, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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