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Quartz With Rutile

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Quartz With Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Matskorhæ, Hardangervidda West, Odda, Vestland, Norway
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

Slightly smoky quartz crystal includes golden rutile needles. The quartz crystal is very transparent and shows a high gloss all around. The rutile needles are easy to see thanks to the good transparency.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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