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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 60822
Mineral:Cassiterite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Newstead Lode, Elsmore, New South Wales, Australia
Description:Lustrous brown-black cassiterite crystals that are repeatedly twinned on several planes resulting in a complex cluster of parallel crystal faces.
Overall Size:20x18x17 mm
Crystals:2-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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