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Cassiterite With Smoky Quartz

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Cassiterite With Smoky Quartz

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Elsmore, Gough County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 3 cm
Description

A particularly fine miniature specimen of black cassiterite nestled amongst smokey quartz crystals in quartz matrix. All crystals are undamaged with no chips or dings.

A classic Australian locality specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

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

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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