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Cassiterite

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Description
Locality: 
Viloco Mine, Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.4 × 2.6 cm
Description

You are looking at an excellent specimen of well defined and superb twinned crystals of tin oxide cassiterite on matrix. The main crystal measures 2,2 cm, it is sharp edged and partly transparent (with backlight). It features a clear striation on most of its mirror bright faces. Minor imperfection even not worth to mention.

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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