Cassiterite

Schorl on cassiterite

Origin: Audrey Lynn Claims, Coahuila, Riverside Co., California, U.S.A.

Sample size: 12.4 x 9.1 x 7 cm

Origin: Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.

ex. Josephine Scripps collection

Sample size: 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm

Origin: Mt. Xuebaoding, Sichuan Province, China

Sample size: 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm

Origin: Ping Wu Mine, Sichuan Province, China

Sample size: 6.5 x 6.3 x 3.5 cm

Cassiterite with quartz

Origin: Viloco, Bolivia

Sample size: 3.3 x 2 x 1.8 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

Cassiterite on muscovite

Origin: Xue Bao Diang Mine (Xue Bao Ding Mine), Pingwu, Chengdu area, Sichuan, Southwest Region, China

Sample size: 7.8 x 6.6 x 6.1 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Dan Weinrich

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