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Rutile

Former A.E. Foote (USA)
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.4 × 2.3 cm
Weight: 
33.00gr
Description

Possibly one of the most interesting oldtimers of this auction. 

A single crystal, matrix free, individual rutile crystal, very well developed overall and with multiple faces. Lustre is medium, metallic, and the displayed color is rusty brown.

On the back, two pasted labels, one of which from the legendary mineral dealer A.E. Foote (1846-1895). 

Pasted Label
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

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