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Cassiterite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

 
Cassiterite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Cassiterite from Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 55079
Mineral:Cassiterite
Locality:Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Description:Several wedge-shaped black cassiterite crystals to 4 mm on albite crystals to 1 mm. The cassiterite appears to be repeatedly twinned and the front edge is rough where it was attached to surrounding matrix. Collected by Richard Schooner (1925-2007); ex. Bruce Jarnot in April 2010
Overall Size:28x28x14 mm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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