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Cassiterite With Yazganite

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Cassiterite With Yazganite

found by Dr. Thomas Krassmann
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Erciyes Volcanic Area, Kiranardi, Kayseri Province, Turkey
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

Very rare yazganite sample from the type locality with orange-brown micro crystals on and in the corners of a group of very fine cassiterite crystals up to 0.9 cm.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

Formula: 
SnO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0

Yazganite

Formula: 
NaFe3+2(Mg,Mn2+)(AsO4)3·H2O
Strunz: 
8.AC.10
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Erciyes volcanic complex, Kiranardi, Kayseri Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey

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