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Cassiterite

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Description
Locality: 
Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.7 × 6 × 3.3 cm
Description

An exceptional specimen of large, lustrous, and translucent cassiterite crystals nestled in a bed of ankerite and a quartz matrix. It features two cyclic twin which are perfectly centered. There are other lesser crystals relatively isolated and stand out nicely from the matrix. Specimens from this location were mined in the mid-1950's.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

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

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