Description

Cassiterite crystal of exceptional size, beautiful geometry and brilliant black lustre, from the Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald) mine, Sokolov district, Karlovy Vary region, Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Cassiterite (tin dioxide with the formula SnO2), is the principal ore of tin, used since antiquity to manufacture Bronze by alloying with copper.

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