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Cassiterite from Tasmania, Australia

 
Cassiterite from Tasmania, Australia

Cassiterite from Tasmania, Australia

Cassiterite from Tasmania, Australia

Cassiterite from Tasmania, Australia

DESCRIPTION:No. 53832
Mineral:Cassiterite
Locality:Tasmania, Australia
Description:Flattened crystal of lustrous black cassiterite with remnants of quartz-feldspar along one edge. The surfaces of the cassiterite have complex crystallization patterns throughout. One edge of the large crystal has a small twinned crystal. Collected ca. 1960
Overall Size:5.5x4x1 cm
Crystals:5-55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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