| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Cassiterite (twinned crystals) on Muscovite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 59515 |
| Mineral: | Cassiterite (twinned crystals) on Muscovite |
| Locality: | Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China |
| Description: | Rich cluster of many highly lustrous black cassiterite crystals to 25 mm on silvery muscovite mica crystals to 3 mm. The cassiterite crystals are twinned on a central plane running through the middle and have complex striated crystal faces. Collected ca. 1995 |
| Overall Size: | 9.5x7x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-25 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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