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Cassiterite & Quartz

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Cassiterite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Huanuni Mine, Huanuni, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Lustrous black cassiterite crystals with quartz crystals

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