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Rutile & Clinochlore

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Rutile & Clinochlore

M. Hanauer
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Krumlbach Valley, Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6.7 × 4.2 cm
Description

Hairfine, red and golden rutile crystals. Free-standing rutile crystals in twovugs and a flat 'bed' of rutile on the backside. Plus dark gray-green clinochlore and some calcite crystals.

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

Clinochlore

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Brinton's Quarry, West Chester, Westtown Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA...

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