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Cassiterite

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Description
Locality: 
Cligga Mine, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 5.5 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Weight: 
584.00gr
Description

A granite and opaque quartz matrix is covered on one side with a scattering of black and brown cassiterite crystals and blebs. There is also minor gilbertite, tourmaline and varlamoffite for interest. Quite a rich location specimen.

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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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