6256 - Cassiterite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Altenberg
Germany

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

6256

Mineral Name

Cassiterite

Chemical Formula

SnO2

Subcollection

Beck Economic Geology
Specimen Number
060

Sticker 130

Brown 2 cm lustrous crystals on matrix

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Zinnwald (Cínovec), Czech Republic

Locality Lat/Long

50.7369766, 13.7573077
Historical Region Name
Bohemia
Original Attributed Locality
Saxony
Altenberg
Zinnwald
Geographic Features
Krušné Hory Mountains