Cassiterite gallery

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Cassiterite, SnO₂ , is the principal ore of tin.
CASSITERITE N. Sugarloaf Mtn. Bethlehem, NH 6 mm zoom view, portion of speceimen 441	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: N. Sugarloaf Mtn. Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 6 mm zoom view, portion of speceimen 441 Field Collected: Mike Undercofler Catalog No.: 441 Notes:
CASSITERITE Smoky Quartz Area, N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH 7.5 mm field of view.	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Smoky Quartz Area, N. Sugarloaf Mtn., Bethlehem, NH Specimen Size: 7.5 mm field of view. Field Collected: Bob Janules Catalog No.: A Bob Janules specimen Notes: Red danalite on view right edge.
CASSITERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 5 cm specimen of sub-metalic cassiterite in feldspar.	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 5 cm specimen of sub-metalic cassiterite in feldspar. Field Collected: Gene Bearss 1978 Catalog No.: 1741 Notes: Gift from Gene Bearss.
CASSITERITE Government Pit, Albany, NH 0.6 mm crystal	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 0.6 mm crystal Field Collected: Gene Bearss (1983) Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss collection specimen Notes: Identification by Gene Bearss
CASSITERITE Government Pit, Albany, NH 1.5 mm field of view	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Government Pit, Albany, NH Specimen Size: 1.5 mm field of view Field Collected: Gene Bearss (1981) Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss collection specimen Notes: Identification by Gene Bearss. These lustrous, black, cassiterite crystals are very difficult to photograph. They come out either black, or brightly reflective.
CASSITERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 0.8 mm cassiterite crystal.	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 0.8 mm cassiterite crystal. Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss collection specimen Notes:
CASSITERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Pair of cassiterite crystals in feldspar. Largest crystal is 2 mm.	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: Pair of cassiterite crystals in feldspar. Largest crystal is 2 mm. Field Collected: Gene Bearss Catalog No.: A Gene Bearss collection specimen Notes: It is difficult to get much definition on these black crystals on a white background.
CASSITERITE Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH 1.3 mm crystals in cleavelandite vug	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: Parker Mtn. Mine, Center Strafford, NH Specimen Size: 1.3 mm crystals in cleavelandite vug Field Collected: Dana Morong Catalog No.: A Dana Morong collection specimen Notes:
CASSITERITE E.E. Smith Mine, Alexanderia, NH 1 mm crystal	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: E.E. Smith Mine, Alexanderia, NH Specimen Size: 1 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
CASSITERITE E.E. Smith Mine, Alexanderia, NH 2.8 mm crystal	Species: CASSITERITE Locality: E.E. Smith Mine, Alexanderia, NH Specimen Size: 2.8 mm crystal Field Collected: Bob Wilken Catalog No.: A Bob Wilken specimen & photo Notes:
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