| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Virginia > Cassiterite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 63689 |
| Mineral: | Cassiterite |
| Locality: | Irish Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia |
| Description: | Crystallized mass of heavy brown cassiterite with two distinct cassiterite crystals on the front. These cassiterite crystals formed in a cavity that allowed complete crystal faces to form. One cassiterite crystal is twinned. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection #228, originally acquired in 1946 from AMNH gift shop |
| Overall Size: | 6x4.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 14-22 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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