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Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Bohemia, Czech Republic

 
Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Bohemia, Czech Republic

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Bohemia, Czech Republic

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Bohemia, Czech Republic

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Bohemia, Czech Republic

DESCRIPTION:No. 82170
Mineral:Cassiterite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Bohemia, Czech Republic
Description:Floater cluster, fully crystallized on all faces, of lustrous black cassiterite crystals that are repeatedly twinned at 60° angled resulting in V-shaped formations with twin planes clearly defined by reentrant faces. Ex. Chris Stefano collection #4229; ex. D. Crawford
Overall Size:11x10x9 mm
Crystals:2-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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