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Rutile

ex Dr. Harry von Eckermann Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Kjørstad Quarries, Bamble, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3.3 × 2.9 cm
Description

A crystal aggregate of rutile, the main crystal measuring 3 x 2.5 cm with very nice dark redbrown colour. Almost no matrix, a little bit of mica.

The specimen is from the collection of the famous Swedish mineralogist Harry von Eckermann († 1969, the mineral Eckermannite is named after him) and is followed by an original label bonded in a cardboard box.

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

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