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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75042 |
| Mineral: | Stannite over Muscovite Mica |
| Locality: | Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China |
| Description: | Lustrous bronze metallic stannite crystals to 6 mm in a rounded cluster over a core of bladed muscovite mica crystals to 2 mm. The stannite crystals exhibit slightly striated faces on some crystals and are distinguished from pyrite by their crystal form. Ex. Georg Gebhard. For locality information see: Mineralogical Record v.42#6, Rocks and Minerals v.80#1 |
| Overall Size: | 18x15x15 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-6 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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