Cassiterite
specimen number:
1654001
location:
Pingwu mine, Huya, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
description:
Lustrous black crystals of cassiterite measuring to 0.8 cm in size on a muscovite crystal matrix. Some damage present, still in good cabinet sized example for the species from this well-known Chinese locality.
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