- Title:
- Thomsonite
- Object name(s):
- Mineralogical Collection The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; Zeolites
- Brief description:
- Slender, striated white prismatic crystals of Scolecite. Hard ~5, light and fragile. Silky to vitreous lustre. Forms silica gel when exposed to hydrochloric acid. Crystals are grouped in a fibrous radiating mass. Thomonsite forms balls (globular aggregat
- 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; Zeolites
- Object number:
- GE12344
- Responsible department/section:
- GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d365dd57-9673-316b-b8ff-64c4da72d3c3, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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