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Cassiterite and Apatite from Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Maine

 
Cassiterite and Apatite from Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Maine

Cassiterite and Apatite from Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Maine

Cassiterite and Apatite from Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Maine

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Cassiterite and Apatite from Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 11452
Mineral:Cassiterite and Apatite
Locality:Plumbago Mountain, Newry, Maine
Description:Well formed, lustrous, black-metallic cassiterite complex crystal 7 mm across in small vug in white albite. Adjacent is a pale blue 4 mm apatite crystal and 2 mm quartz crystal. An excellent specimen of a mineral not commonly found in Maine.
Overall Size:5.5x5x3 cm
Crystals:2-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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