Cassiterite

$150.00

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A simple yet historic miniature of massive, earthy brick red veinstone from South Wheal Frances, whose surfaces glisten with micro-crystals of Cassiterite in shades from black and clove brown through to translucent ruby red. The specimen has a paper label attached typed “South Francis 1890”, this presumably being a date rather than a catalogue number. South Wheal Frances lay within the former boundary of Illogan, between Camborne and Redruth and to the south of Carn Brea and is well known for its fine mine building and the large, circular brick-lined Marriott’s shaft.