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Rutile On Hematite

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Rutile On Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Tormiq, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 2 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
8.00gr
Description

Thumbnail of bright red rutile on thick hematite blades - from a find around 2014.

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