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Cassiterite from Centro Minero Viloco, 5.5 km NE of Araca, Loyza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

 
Cassiterite from Centro Minero Viloco, 5.5 km NE of Araca, Loyza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Cassiterite from Centro Minero Viloco, 5.5 km NE of Araca, Loyza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Cassiterite from Centro Minero Viloco, 5.5 km NE of Araca, Loyza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

Cassiterite from Centro Minero Viloco, 5.5 km NE of Araca, Loyza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia

DESCRIPTION:No. 69347
Mineral:Cassiterite
Locality:Centro Minero Viloco, 5.5 km NE of Araca, Loyza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Description:Highly lustrous medium-brown cassiterite crystals on pyrite-rich matrix. The cassiterite crystals are unusually transparent and many of the crystals are contact-twinned with reentrant faces highlighting the twin plane.
Overall Size:4x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:3-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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