16btcers ((CASSITERITE, MUSCOVITE)), $50 MINIMUM BID, Pingwu Beryl Mine, Mt Xuebaoding, Sichuan Province, China, 6 x 4.5 x 4 cm, Miniature | |
Here is a lustrous undamaged ridge of Cassiterite with associated Muscovite. Bottom and back side are cleavage surfaces of the large crystal. Front right has a smaller section the crystal exposed through the Muscovite which is a mix of crystal faces and missing faces. Mostly missing faces. |