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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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