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Rutile & Calcite

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Rutile & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Rauris, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.3 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

Great rarity from Alps on a very high level. It is very difficult to find rutile var sagenite in this dimension, color and quality. It is intense red, highly lustrous and teh contarst to light calcite and green chlorite helps to give a great visual impact. This specimen represents a very great rarity, very hard to obtain and at exceptional dimension for entire Alps. Undamaged.

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White