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Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Elsmore Hill, New South Wales, Australia

 
Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Elsmore Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Elsmore Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Cassiterite (twinned crystals) from Elsmore Hill, New South Wales, Australia

DESCRIPTION:No. 60801
Mineral:Cassiterite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Elsmore Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Description:Many lustrous brown-black cassiterite crystal with remnants of muscovite mica on the underside. The cassiterite is repeatedly twinned resulting on complex parallel termination faces. With strong illumination the cassiterite shows internal transparency.
Overall Size:22x16x15 mm
Crystals:1-11 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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