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MD-178917
Cylindrite
Poopo town, Poopo Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Small Cabinet, 7.7 x 5.2 x 4.0 cm
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Cylindrite is a lead, iron, tin, antimony sulfosalt that forms in "cylinder" or "tube" shaped crystals, hence the name. In fact, this species belongs to the only group of minerals that naturally forms rounded, curved or tubular shaped crystals. The longest "cylinder" measures 20 mm. Ex. Kosnar Collection.