| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Cassiterite on Albite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 14747 |
| Mineral: | Cassiterite on Albite |
| Locality: | Shengus, Skardu Road, Gilgit, Pakistan |
| Description: | Superb specimen of lustrous black cassiterite crystals up to 20 mm in a complex, intersecting cluster perched on the center of white albite matrix with a 5 cm long black schorl tourmaline crystal on the back side. The cassiterite shows complex twinning. |
| Overall Size: | 6x6x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 8-20 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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