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Cassiterite

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Description
Locality: 
Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 2.2 × 1.9 cm
Description

A beautiful thumbnail of very sharp, highly lustrous gemmy golden brown cassiterite crystals.

From what is probably one of the finest localities in the world for the species.

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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