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Rutile & Quartz

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Rutile & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.2 × 0.6 cm
Description

Faceted specimen of waterclear quartz crystal completely streaked in golden rutile needels.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White