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Cassiterite

Description

Cassiterite - grey aggregated crystals - a sample of tin ore containing 73% metallic tin - from the Rooiberg Tin Mine, Waterberg District, Transvaal, South Africa -

Museum reference

G.1922.62

Collection

Natural Sciences

Object name

Cassiterite

Collection place(s)

Rooiberg Mine, Waterberg District, Transvaal, South Africa, Southern Africa

Exhibitions

  • Art of Ceramics (08 Feb 2019)
    National Museum of Scotland

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