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Rutile & Quartz On Matrix

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Rutile & Quartz On Matrix

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Description
Locality: 
Zederhaus Valley, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 3.3 × 2.7 cm
Description

Many golden-yellow to orange-colored rutile have grown as brush-like tufts that are frayed at the ends into countless threads. Some small rutile quartzes are also present. This piece comes from a new find in April 2019. This find was documented in detail in a six-page report in the Lapis issue, vol. 46, No. 6, June 2021. You can also read the exact report in English on my homepage.

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

Quartz

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