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Rutile Psm Anatase

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Rutile Psm Anatase

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Cuiabá, Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

Sharp anatase crystal with good lustre and cream colour, partially transformed to brown rutile needles. Good size for the locality.

Found in 2010. Ex Luis Menezes.

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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

Anatase

Formula: 
TiO2
Strunz: 
4.DD.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
St Christophe-en-Oisans, Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France...

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