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Cassiterite On Quartz

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Cassiterite On Quartz

Ex Dr Hartel collection, Germany

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Description
Locality: 
Iul'tin Mine, Iul'tinskiy Complex, Chukotka, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2 × 4.3 × 2 cm
Description

Deep brown cassiterite crystals are sitting on a gemmy quartz crystal.

Beautiful small specimen.

Ex Dr Hartel collection, Germany

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