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Quartz & Schorl

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Quartz & Schorl

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Description
Locality: 
Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.3 × 0.8 cm
Description

Here we have a well cut and faceted specimen of waterclear quartz which is completely streaked in silver shining rutile needels.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Schorl

Formula: 
Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.0