Cassiterite

$1,150.00 €942 £850.00 approx.

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ID: CC3858

Classic inter grown and twinned crystals of very lustrous Cassiterite from the Sauberg Mine, Saxony, Germany. Crystals of deep dark brown Cassiterite measure to 2cm on edge, displaying fine crystal form. The Sauberg Mine now closed developed tin deposits from Granitic Greisen. While tin is recoded to have been produced from the area in the 13th century.

Details

Dimensions: 3.6 × 2.7 × 2.2 cm
Categories: Classic Minerals
Locality: Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Minerals on Specimen

Minerals on specimen: Cassiterite

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