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Cassiterite With Quartz

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Cassiterite With Quartz

Former collection Lehmann (CH)
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 4.4 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
35.00gr
Description

Outstanding quality cassiterite crystals perfectly perched on top of a quartz drusy. Excellent color and lustre, possibly the best quality I have ever purchased from Viloco!
Very minimal peripheral bruising. This is an outstanding miniature, from the former collection Lehmann (CH) and it dates back to the late 80s.

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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

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