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Rock Crystal & Rutile

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Rock Crystal & Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 6.2 × 4.2 cm
Description

A sharp terminated, highly lustrous crystal perched in the center of light matrix. Very good contrast caused by all these amazing inclusions, which give a very dark impact to the rock crystal - the inclusions are dark, hairy rutie needes inside of the rock crystal. Wonderful details, very showy and aesthetic in various positions.

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