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Rock Crystal & Rutile

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Rock Crystal & Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Hardangervidda, Vestland, Norway
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 3.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Very rare rock crysta from this famous locality, which is usually known for anatase. The crystal is sharp and lustrous and shows small inclusions of hairy rutile. Backside was intergrown to matrix, no significant damages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rock Crystal

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
Hardness: 
0.0

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