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Rutile

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Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Forno Pass, Devero Alp, Baceno, Devero Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.4 × 2.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

A prismatic lustrous crystal of rutile on mica shist matrix from Forno Pass. Backside of the crystal with contact.

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