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Cassiterite

Locality: Wheal Coates, St Agnes, St Agnes District, Cornwall, England, UK

Brown Cassiterite pseudomorph of Carlsbad twinned Orthoclase xls. A group of three Carlsbad twins although the RHS xl could be a single xl or a Baveno twin. No matrix.

Overall size: 14mm × 16mm × 11mm

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Probably originally found around 1820 - 1830.

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Photo added: 26th Jan 2010

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