Cassiterite on Quartz from (St. Just District), Cornwall, England
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69666
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| Mineral: | Cassiterite on Quartz
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| Locality: | (St. Just District), Cornwall, England |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent dark-brown cassiterite crystals to 12 mm on limonite-stained quartz with scattered quartz crystals to 2.5 mm. Many of the cassiterite crystals are twinned. Some cassiterite crystals are lighter tan color. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection #1924; collected ca. 1900 |
| Overall Size: | 11x6x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-12 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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