| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Maine > Cassiterite in Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 47098 |
| Mineral: | Cassiterite in Quartz |
| Locality: | Dunton Quarry, Plumbago Mountain, Hall's Ridge, Newry, Oxford County, Maine |
| Description: | Heavy specimen of translucent brown-black cassiterite in milky quartz with many lustrous cassiterite crystal faces on one end that was part of a cavity that allowed for complete crystal development. Cassiterite is uncommon at this pegmatite quarry. Collected in 1971 |
| Overall Size: | 4x2x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-4 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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