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Cassiterite On Quartz

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Cassiterite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Cligga Head, Perranporth, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.3 × 2.1 cm
Description

Nice cassiterite crystal on quartz matrix. Possibly yellowish fluorapatite. More cassiterite crystals (small) at one side of the matrix (not pictured).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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