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Cassiterite

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Description
Locality: 
Stříbrná Adit 2, Krupka, Krušné Hory, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 7.5 × 3 cm
Description

A sizeable specimen with sharp, reflective cassiterite crystals on a nicely contrasting matrix. From a rarely seen locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cassiterite

Formula: 
SnO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Peter Crozier Minerals