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Cassiterite (rare locale) ex Belsky Coll.
- Rwanda
- Thumbnail, 2.6 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
- Start Time: 04/01/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/07/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A very rare and excellent mounded thumbnail cluster of a splendent, twinned, dark brown cassiterite crystals from a most uncommon worldwide locality - Rwanda. The crystals (to 1.2 cm), terminations and twinning planes are extremely sharp. Some of the crystals even have areas of clove-brown gemminess! Very seldom available old-time material. Ex Howard Belsky Collection.