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Quartz & Rutile

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KFT151737

Quartz & Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Hocharn, Große Fleiß Valley, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

The pictures can not show the fantastic Quality of this quartz. This is the best Quality alpine quartz can show. As bonus some glossy Rutile. Only minor chipping. Collected in September 2013.

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