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Title:
Heliotrope
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:
Opaque green chalcedony with black markings. Specimen has a hardness of 6.5–7 and a vitreous lustre. Red markings are caused by iron oxide and appear on the rough side of the specimen.
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:
GE12125
Responsible department/section:
GE:C56, Geology Collection, Heddle, Matthew, Forster

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/eb525497-e3fc-38df-847a-e5664677bd9b

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/eb525497-e3fc-38df-847a-e5664677bd9b, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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