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Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

 
Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 41262
Mineral:Cassiterite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Emmons Quarry, southeastern slope of Uncle Tom Mountain, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Complex cluster of highly lustrous black cassiterite crystals fully crystallized all around showing repeated twinning throughout. Looks beautiful under magnification. Cassiterite, an oxide mineral, is rare in the pegmatites of Maine.
Overall Size:7x5x4 mm
Crystals:5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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