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Hematite Rutile & Limonite

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Hematite Rutile & Limonite

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Description
Locality: 
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 2.3 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.70cm
Description

Golden sprays of Rutile needles epitaxially grown on metallic hematite plates from Novo Horizonte. Front is almost completely covered by botryoidal black Limonite, the back shows lustrous Hematite. Mounted on acrylic base.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

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

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