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Cassiterite & Quartz

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Cassiterite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 7 × 3 cm
Description

A rich specimen of dark brown Cassiterites and transparent Quartz crystals from Viloco Mine.

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