Skip to content
Title:
Scalenohedral calcite crystals
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:
Approximately 6 scalenohedral calcite crystal set on a microcrystalline fibrous mass. Crystals up to ~3cm with a hardness of 3, and a transparent, white streak and soluble in HCl. Crystals terminate at both ends.
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; CARBONATES
Object number:
GE11928
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e7ae8c8a-4084-34af-b1df-7309e85b74de

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e7ae8c8a-4084-34af-b1df-7309e85b74de, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

Is there a problem with this record? Give feedback.

Sign up to our newsletter

Follow the latest MDS developments every two months with our newsletter.

Unsubscribe any time. See our privacy notice.

Back to top