CASSITERITE ON MUSCOVITE - CHINA 10 x 7.5 x 5 cm
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Mt. Xuebaoding, Pingwu Co., Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
This superb specimen features one lustrous, well-developed crystal of black colored cassiterite on a silvery muscovite mica matrix. Cassiterite (tin oxide) has been the chief tin ore throughout ancient history and remains the most important source of tin today.