Cassiterite

Cassiterite on stannite

Origin: Monserrat mine, Antequera, Oruro Dept., Bolivia

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Cassiterite on quartz

  

 

Origin: Bennett quarry, Buckfield, Oxford Co., Maine, U.S.A.

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Cassiterite on quartz

Origin: Ximong, Yunnan Province, China

Sample size: 4.5 x 1.8 x 2.5 cm (top), 8.5 x 7 x 5 cm (2nd/bottom row)

 

  

Origin: Merek, Amur district, Khabarovskiy Kray, Russia

Sample size: 8 x 9 x 9 cm

 

  

Origin: Viloco, Bolivia

Sample size: 4 x 3.6 x 1.7 cm

 

  

Cassiterite with beryl and muscovite

Origin: Mt Xuebaoding (Mt Xuebaodiang), Huya, Pingwu district, Mianyang (Mianxian), Chengdu area, Sichuan, Southwest Region, China

Sample size: 9.8 x 7 x 4.2 cm

 

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