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Cassiterite

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Cassiterite

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Description
Locality: 
Horní Slavkov, Sokolov, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 6 × 4.4 cm
Description

This is a very good old-time European specimen with a highly lustrous black grouping of complex cassiterite crystals attractively set on matrix. The largest and most exposed crystals are set in the center of the piece. A great classic!

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

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