Cassiterite, Montebras, Creuse.

70,00

Quartz piece with more or less formed cassiterite crystals. Specimen from the Montebras mine in the Creuse region, once mined for tin and now for feldspar for ceramics.

This sample comes from the collection of Denis Galmier, a geological engineer born around 1910, who devoted his life to the study of French metalliferous deposits. Supplied with label.

  • Description

    Description

    Quartz piece with more or less formed cassiterite crystals. Specimen from the Montebras mine in the Creuse region, once mined for tin and now for feldspar for ceramics.

    This sample comes from the collection of Denis Galmier, a geological engineer born around 1910, who devoted his life to the study of French metalliferous deposits. Supplied with label.

    This post is also available in: French

  • Additional information

    Additional information

    Weight 0,07 kg
    Dimensions 7 × 4,5 × 3,5 cm