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Rutile

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Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Kapudzhukh, Zangezur Mountains, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7.4 × 2.9 cm
Description

Several sharp and lustrous crystals of rutile spread on brownish matrix. These specimens are already hard to find on the market since most of them were found in the 90s so this material is getting more rare.

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