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Cassiterite & Quartz

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Cassiterite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 7.3 × 3.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Weight: 
59.00gr
Description

Nice and aesthetic specimen from Bolivia with several cassiterite crystals of excellent brightness in association with quartz. Crystals are present in different sides of the piece. The biggest crystal measures 1.3 X 1.1 Cm. 

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

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