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Title:
Vesuvianite
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:
Olive green stubby prismatic crystals of vesuvianite ~0.5cm. White streak, and a well displayed tetragonal crystal system. Hardness of ~6.5 with a vitreous lustre.
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:
GE11885
Object production date:
Date - latest:
1849
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c2c6e158-1e6f-301f-ad03-901240a86504

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c2c6e158-1e6f-301f-ad03-901240a86504, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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