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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81558 |
| Mineral: | Stannite |
| Locality: | Yaogangxian Mine, 32 km southeast of Chenzhou, Hunan, China |
| Description: | Rounded cluster of lustrous gray-metallic stannite crystals, with negative impressions on the faces, possibly due to post-crystallization etching. Stannite, Cu2FeSnS4, a rare copper-iron-tin sulfide mineral is highly sought from this mine. For locality information see: Mineralogical Record v.42#6, Rocks and Minerals v.80#1 |
| Overall Size: | 16x16x11 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-6 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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