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Smoky Quartz & Rutile

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Smoky Quartz & Rutile

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Hardangervidda, Vestland, Norway
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 3.6 × 3.4 cm
Description

At first it looks like morion, but with moderately backlight the crystal expose intense brown color and countless rutile inclusions. Very rare and uncommon material from this famous classic locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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