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Cassiterite Arsenopyrite & Muscovite On Rock Crystal

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Cassiterite Arsenopyrite & Muscovite On Rock Crystal

ex collection Horst Bauer

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Description
Locality: 
Yaogangxian Mine, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.7 × 6.7 × 6.5 cm
Description

Glossy black, partly dark brown & translucent cassiterite crystals with brassy arsenopyrite and small, pale beige muscovite crystals on rock crystals. Has a few minor dings.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

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

Arsenopyrite

Formula: 
FeAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White

Rock Crystal

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
Hardness: 
0.0

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