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Cassiterite

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Cassiterite

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Description
Locality: 
Huanuni Mine, Huanuni, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.5 × 10 × 7.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Weight: 
1 440.00gr
Description

This beautitful and large specimen is comprised of dozens of superb quality, sharp, lustrous, black, prismatic "drill-bit"-twin habit crystals measuring up to 15 mm.

With good contrasting white quartz crystals and golden pyrite crystals.

Ex Gabrys collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

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