| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Cassiterite (twinned crystals) on Muscovite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 43377 |
| Mineral: | Cassiterite (twinned crystals) on Muscovite |
| Locality: | Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China |
| Description: | Highly lustrous black cassiterite crystals to 22 mm across on silvery muscovite mica crystals to 3 mm. The cassiterite crystals have striated crystal faces and are twinned on a central plane running through the middle resulting in V-shaped groups. |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x2.5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-22 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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