Cassiterite with Quartz
specimen number:
3772398
location:
Llallagua, Potosi, Bolivia
description:
Very neat historical specimen with black lustrous crystals of cassiterite to 0.6 cm in size across the top of this matrix. In good condition. The specimen comes with a previous antique label from the collection at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previous label notes that at one time the specimen was part of the collection of famous geologist Waldemar Lingren.
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