A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Stannite from Cornwall, England |
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| Description | Stannite is a relatively rare tin ore mineral. It has composition Cu2FeS4Sn (so it is smetimes called tin pyrite). This specimen contains dark gray-black dense fine grained stannite showing a metallic luster, typical for the mineral. Unfortunately, there are other minerals that appear quite similar, so distinguishing stannite without a chemical analysis is difficult. Quartz and pyrite are also present in this specimen. It is 8 cm across. |
| Location | England. Near Cornwall. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-07-16. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection,#104. |
| Key words | stannite, England |
| Tech details | 787 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1200 |
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