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Wood Tin

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Dzhalinda Sn Deposit, Malyi Khingan Range, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
© Pavel M. Kartashov

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Name:From the rounded ringed and radiating appearance, resembling wood.
A variety of Cassiterite

A variety of Cassiterite showing a radiating structure resembling dried wood. Related to cassiterite the same way agate is related to quartz. Most commonly as a low-temperature hydrothermal deposit in acid volcanic rocks. Alluvial "stream tin", without the agate-like concentric rings, is sometimes mislabelled as "wood tin".
cf. Wood Copper

Classification of Wood Tin

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Other Names for Wood Tin

Synonyms:
Dneiproskite
Other Languages:
German:Dneiproskit
Holzzinn
Russian:Днопровскит
Spanish:Dneiproskita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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    Localities for Wood Tin

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Bolivia
     
    • Oruro Department
      • Cercado Province
        • Oruro City
    		Min Rec (1977) 8:52-57
      • Dalence Province
    		Min Rec (1977) 8:52-57
    Min Rec (1977) 8:52-57
        • Santa Fé Mining District
    		Min Rec (1977) 8:52-57
      • Poopó Province
        • Pazña
    		Min Rec (1977) 8:52-57
    • Potosí Department
      • Antonio Quijarro Province
    		Min Rec (1977) 8:52-57
      • Chayanta Province
        • Macha area
    Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 697.; Min Rec (1977) 8:52-57
      • José María Linares Province
    		Ahlfeld, F. & Schneider-Scherbina, A. (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia.
      • Rafael Bustillo Province
        • Llallagua
    		Min Rec (1977) 8:52-57
      • Sud Chichas Province
        • Atocha-Quechisla District
    		Min Rec (1977) 8:52-57
    Min Rec (1977) 8:52-57
    Brazil
     
    • Northeast Region
      • Bahia
        • Érico Cardoso (old Água Quente)
          • Paramirim das Crioulas
            • Pico das Almas River
    		Jeannine and Jacques Cassedanne : "Présence d'eskolaite dans les alluvions stannifères de la Chapada Diamantina (Bahia-Brésil), Bull. Mineral., 1980, 103, pp 600-602.
    China
     
    • Hunan Province
      • Chenzhou Prefecture
        • Yizhang Co.
          • Qitianling granitoid
    		Maosong Hou, Baozhong Zi, and Ciguo Xie (2007): Geology And Mineral Resources of South China 2007(1), 6-13.
    Mexico
     
    • Durango
      • Mun. de Coneto de Comonfort
        • América-Sapioris (Potrillos) District
          • América (La América)
    		Panczner (1987): 137.
          • Sapioris
    		Panczner (1987): 137.
          • Sierra de San Francisco
            • Potrillos
    		Panczner(1987):137.
      • Mun. de Durango
        • Cacaria
    		Panczner(1987): 137.
    Peru
     
    • Puno Department
    		Mineralium Deposita (2003) 38: 555-567
    Russia
     
    • Far-Eastern Region
      • Khabarovskiy Kray
        • Malyi Khingan Range
    		Pavel M. Kartashov data; Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
      • Primorskiy Kray
        • Dal'negorsk (Dalnegorsk; Tetyukhe; Tjetjuche; Tetjuche)
          • Karadubsky ore field
    		Gorelikova N.V. e.a. (2008)
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Mount's Bay District
          • Breage
            • Carleen
    		Ian Jones collection
          • Penzance - Ludgvan Area
            • Paul
              • Burya's Bridge
    		P Haas collection
        • St Agnes District
          • St Agnes
    No reference listed
        • St Austell District
          • Luxulyan Area (Luxulian Area)
            • St Blazey
    		No reference listed
        • St Just District
          • Morvah - Sancreed Area
            • Sancreed
          • Southern Penwith Peninsula
            • St Buryan
    		Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.
    USA
     
    • California
      • Riverside Co.
        • Santa Ana Mts
          • South Riverside
    		Eakle (1914) Minerals of California
    • Nevada
      • Lander Co.
        • Hilltop District
    		NBMG Spec. Pub. 31 Minerals of Nevada
    • New Mexico
      • Catron Co.
    		NMBMMR mineral museum no. 12823
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence Co.
        • Tinton pegmatite District
    		SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"
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