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Cassiterite

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Description
Locality: 
Hemerdon Bal Open Working, Plympton, Devon, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Weight: 
238.00gr
Description

A granite and opaque quartz matrix is covered on side with a scattering of black and brown lustrous cassiterite crystals and blebs. Quite a rich location specimen but some crystals are incomplete and there are a few contacts.

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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

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