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Cassiterite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 5.7 × 3.5 cm
Description

Lustrous cassiterite crystals on matrix from a classic and famous locale in Germany.

Nice old-time specimen from Dr. Hartmann collection. Sawn base.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

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