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Rutile On Hematite

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Rutile On Hematite

Ex J & S Mommers Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.7 × 2 cm
Description

A lusterous metallic, silvery black "Iron Rose" style of hematite from Switzerland with a few orientated red rutile crystals on the hematite blades

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

Hematite

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