- Title:
- Calcite and Fluorite
- 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:
- Transparent scalenohedral crystals of calcite ~2cm, set on a massive block of fluorite showing cubic crystal system and a deep purple colour. Penetration twinning within the fluorite is common as is twinning within the calcite crystal.
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Inscription content:
- 106
- Object name:
- Mineralogical Collection The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATES
- Object number:
- GE11972
- 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/d7088893-b009-3e65-81fc-99278cae95f3, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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