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Cassiterite from Poldory Section, Clifford United Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England

 
Cassiterite from Poldory Section, Clifford United Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England

Cassiterite from Poldory Section, Clifford United Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 24390
Mineral:Cassiterite
Locality:Poldory Section, Clifford United Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Description:Translucent crystals of brown-black cassiterite up to 5 mm on matrix of colorless quartz crystals up to 2.5 mm long. Looks beautiful under magnification where the translucency of the cassiterite is easily observed. Ex. Robert Karr collection (California)
Overall Size:4.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:2-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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