Cassiterite on Beryl var. Aquamarine and Muscovite from Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 70231
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| Mineral: | Cassiterite on Beryl var. Aquamarine and Muscovite
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| Locality: | Xuebaoding Mountain near Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China |
| Description: | Lustrous black contact-twinned cassiterite crystals to 17 mm nestled between lustrous transparent tabular hexagonal aquamarine crystals, the blue gem variety of beryl, to 40 mm on platy brown muscovite mica crystals to 9 mm. |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x4.5x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 4-40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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