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Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Ernen, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 2.4 × 1.6 cm
Description

The main crystal is 12 x 9 mm, it is developed as so called "knee-twin". It shows highest possible luster and sharp termination. The crystal is exposed in the center of the specimen. Alpine Rutile is generally very rare and in this perfect quality it came only from 3 to 5 localities. Undamaged.

Mineral Data
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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