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Cassiterite

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A beautiful, highly lustrous and gemmy 2.8 cm twinned cassiterite crystal on matrix from Bolivia. SUPERB display-sized specimen! Definitely not as common as the Chinese ones you see today and clearly distinct in both form and color form the China stuff. In person, the luster is glassy and the color, a coffee-brown, is internally intense and bright. 7.5 x 4.0 x 3.3 cm

Product details

SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.5 x 4.0 x 3.3 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot 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 Viloco Mine, Bolivia
Viloco Mine cassiterite — Bolivia’s essential tin locality, known for dark, mirror-bright crystals and rare transparent, facet-quality specimens.