Cassiterite with Fluorapatite, Muscovite
specimen number:
1602663
location:
Pingwu mine, Huya, Pingwu Co., Mianyang, Sichuan, China
description:
A lustrous grouping of twinned cassiterite crystals 1.0 cm across on a muscovite matrix with a light pink crystal of fluorapatite. Neat combination specimen in good condition. The fluorapatite crystal is brightly fluorescent under longwave ultraviolet light.
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