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Cassiterite from
Straussheim I pegmatite, Kenhardt, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa


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Cassiterite

Straussheim I pegmatite, Kenhardt, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Cassiterite

Straussheim I pegmatite, Kenhardt, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Cassiterite

Straussheim I pegmatite, Kenhardt, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Comments:Generlly occurs as small up to 20mm crystals with spessartine and schorl in sugary albite. Also found with platy albite crystal in small pockets crystals of 10-25mm diameter.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Straussheim I pegmatite, Kenhardt, Kai !Garib Local Municipality, ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:250059
Long-form Identifier:1:3:250059:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Von Backstroem, JW (1973) Pegmatite deposits in the Republic of South Africa. Atomic Energy Board, Pelindaba, Pretoria (South Africa)
Baldwin, Joy Rosina (1994) Lithium and tantalum mineralization in rare-element pegmatites from southern Africa. PhD Doctor of Philosophy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland. 314pp.
Cairncross, B., Dixon, R. (1995) Minerals of South Africa. Geological Society of South Africa. p.1-290.p.194
 
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