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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69216 |
| Mineral: | Stannite and Quartz |
| Locality: | Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China |
| Description: | Large (for this rare mineral species) lustrous gray-metallic stannite crystals to 18 mm with lustrous transparent gray quartz crystals to 25 mm with minor arsenopyrite, sphalerite on the bottom. The stannite crystals have brilliant luster. Ex. Georg Gebhard. For locality information see: Mineralogical Record v.42#6, Rocks and Minerals v.80#1 |
| Overall Size: | 10x6.5x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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