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Title:
Strontianite
Object name(s):
Mineralogical Collection The Museum of the University of St Andrews and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews; CARBONATE
Brief description:
Bungles of green acicular crystals of strontianite. Strontianite is a pale apple green, crystals are transleucent, have a glassy lustre, a white streak, have well developed cleavage and fluoresce yellow-blue under UVA light. Crystals are acicular, up to 5
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; CARBONATE
Object number:
GE12310
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/fa429989-9256-35f1-aa8b-c91fe796b956

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fa429989-9256-35f1-aa8b-c91fe796b956, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC

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