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Tin

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Neiva River, Sysert District, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Single crystal/nugget of native tin, one of the very rare native elements.

Analyzed specimen, see copy enclosed. Atomic ratios between Sn and Pb are Sn 0,27, Pb 0,20, so it is native Sn (not native Pb) even though weight percentages are Sn 32% and Pb 42%.

Native tin is one of the rarest native elements that can be found in a mineral collection.

Mineral Data
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Tin

Formula: 
Sn
Strunz: 
1.AC.10
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Colour: 
Tin-white
Type Locality: 
Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

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