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Cassiterite, Orthoclase, Quartz


Cassiterite, Orthoclase, Quartz

Photo Copyright © Keith F Compton  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Overall size: 17mm x 22mm x 10mm

Small cluster of fine grained, black Cassiterite after Orthoclase xls exhibiting Carlsbad twinning. No matrix although micro grains of Quartz are scattered over the specimen.


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Photo added: 30th Jun 2012



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