Cassiterite

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Cassiterite, 4 cm, from the Storeys Creek mine, Rossarden district, Tasmania, Australia. Ex Albert Chapman; Jeff Scovil photo.

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SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Australia page 34
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Albert ChapmanNot disclosed

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Cassiterite
Mineral guide
Learn about Cassiterite
mirror-like luster and dense, prismatic crystals; localities Panasqueira, Xuebaoding, Viloco; value hinges on finish, size, and matrix.
Cassiterite
Regional guide
Cassiterite from Tasmania
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Locality guide
Tasmania
Tasmania, Australia — a premier collector locality, famed for Zeehan–Dundas crocoite on gossans with dundasite and cerussite, plus Mount Bischoff cassiterite t…