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Wood Tin

ex Wilhelm Graf von Reichenbach - Lessonitz
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Mixed Specimens
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 4.4 × 4.4 cm
Description

measurements are for the antique pillbox which contains 6 small pieces of wood tin (Faser Zinn), largest of which is 0.9 x 0.5 x 0.3cm.

The specimen was a gift to an unknown person (possibly Richard Merton) in 1922, and most probably from Princess Elisabeth Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg,  daughter of Alfred Prinz zu Loewenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, 1855-1925, and the Pauline countess of Reichenbach-Lessonitz, 1858-1927, daughter of Wilhelm Graf von Reichenbach-Lessonitz and Amélie Freiin Göler of Ravensburg.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wood Tin

Variety Of: 

Cassiterite

Formula: 
SnO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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