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MD-270297
Cassiterite
Viloco Mine (Araca mine), Loayza Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Miniature, 4.9 x 3.4 x 2.8 cm
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Bolivia has probably produced more tin than any other country in the world. The great tin mines at Viloco (sometimes called Araca) have produced some of the most magnificent Cassiterite specimens extant. This particular specimen hosts dozens of superb, sharp, highly lustrous, black cyclic twinned crystals. The largest twin, aesthetically flaring out of the top of the specimen, measures 1.4 cm long.

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