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Cassiterite & Zinnwaldite & Quartz

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Cassiterite & Zinnwaldite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Cínovec/Zinnwald, Teplice, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4.7 × 3 cm
Description

Nice cassiterite and zinnwaldite on quartz

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