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Rutile On Hematite

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Rutile On Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 4 × 3.8 cm
Weight: 
71.00gr
Description

Brilliant isolated crystals of gemmy red rutile, grown epitaxially (oriented) on bright tabular, razor sharp crystals of metallic black hematite. Nice representative specimen of this super classic Alpine locality, grown on a cluster of lustrous quartz crystals. One side of hematite cluster s incomplete. 

Specimen #2899 of a Dutch collection, built in the 1960’s - 1990’s. 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rutile

Formula: 
TiO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Rutile locality, Horcajuelo de la Sierra, Madrid, Spain

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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NL, DE, FR, LU (Tracked)
10
Rest EU (Tracked)
12
EUROPE (NO EU) (Tracked)
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USA, CANADA (Tracked)
21
REST (Tracked)
22

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