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Cassiterite & Topaz

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Cassiterite & Topaz

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Description
Locality: 
Dolcoath Hill Quarry, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 2.4 × 3.1 cm
Description

Lustrous black cassiterite crystals are scattered amongst quartz and topaz crystal, providing both interest and contrast.

The matrix has been sawn to minimise damage to this toenail specimen

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

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

Topaz

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
8.0
Streak: 
White
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