Cassiterite with Quartz, Fluorite, Muscovite
specimen number:
3773639
location:
Yaogangxian mine, Hunan, China
description:
Lustrous black crystals of cassiterite to 1.3 cm in size in a cluster with gemmy quartz and light purple glassy gemmy fluorite. Minor muscovite present. This is completely crystallized all around with no points of attachment or matrix. From 2003.
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