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Quartz & Rutile

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Quartz & Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.4 × 3.4 × 2.6 cm
Description

A sharp terminated and lustrous Quartz crystal with one very special inclusion: in the center of the crystal you can see one sharp, glossy rutile crystal - it is included diagonal from bottom to the top! A fantastic size for rutile and as phantom inside such a beautiful quartz crystal absolutely outstanding. Will come with historic label from 1956, ex Jäger-coll.

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