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Anatase On Quartz

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Anatase On Quartz

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Monte Bianco, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Weight: 
41.00gr
Description

Half a dozen metallic anatase crystals are perched on a chlorite-dusted metamorphic matrix. Striking metallic luster, quite contrastful specimen.

Anatase crystals are well formed, occasionally with some minimal peripheral contacts as depicted.

Specimens of this kind are very rare from Mont Blanc.

A great specimen from this European classic locality, dated back to the late 90s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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...

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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