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Cassiterite and Muscovite from Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Cassiterite and Muscovite from Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cassiterite and Muscovite from Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cassiterite and Muscovite from Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 49365
Mineral:Cassiterite and Muscovite
Locality:Linopolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Lustrous cassiterite crystals to 17 mm long in limonite-stained muscovite mica. The cassiterite crystals appear to be opaque black, but are actually transparent red but the crystals are too large for light to pass completely through.
Overall Size:5x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:1-17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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