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Cassiterite

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Description
Locality: 
Wheal Pendarves, Troon, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 3.7 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

Sharp mirror bright cassiterite crystals to 4 mm on edge from the Tryphena Lode, Pendarves Mine.

No damage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

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