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DESCRIPTION: | No. 69158 |
Mineral: | Stannite |
Locality: | Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China |
Description: | Cluster of lustrous greenish-gray metallic stannite crystals with no matrix. The stannite crystals have striated crystal faces due to growth patterns resembling stacked plates. Stannite is an uncommon copper-iron-tin sulfide mineral. Ex. Georg Gebhard. For locality information see: Mineralogical Record v.42#6, Rocks and Minerals v.80#1 |
Overall Size: | 24x20x14 mm |
Crystals: | 2-7 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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