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Rutile & Hematite

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Rutile & Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 5.1 × 0.8 cm
Description

If we are searching for the most eye-catching combination of rutile and hematite we will find it in Novo Horizonte - and the particular specimen is really representive for it: free-standing, intense golden rutile needles formed  star-like assemble with dark, lustrous hematite in the center - backside is not less atrractive, luster is as good as it ever could be and the piece is in excellent condition damage-wise.

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

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0