Cassiterite (twinned crystals) on Muscovite from Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 64261
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| Mineral: | Cassiterite (twinned crystals) on Muscovite
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| Locality: | Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China |
| Description: | Superb large cluster of lustrous black cassiterite crystals with platy muscovite mica crystals on one side. The cassiterite crystals are twinned and have complex crystallization patterns on the surfaces which makes this very aesthetic specimen. |
| Overall Size: | 9x7x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 10-90 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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