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Cassiterite & Cleavelandite

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Cassiterite & Cleavelandite

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Description
Locality: 
Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3 × 7 × 6 cm
Description

Sharp lustrous cassiterite with white cleavelandite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

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

Cleavelandite

Variety Of: 

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0