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Quartz Hematite & Rutile

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Quartz Hematite & Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5 × 7 × 4.3 cm
Description

A cluster clear quartz crystals with metallic hematite and deep red rutile

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Hematite

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

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