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Rutile

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Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Lanterdan Quarry, Tintagel, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.10cm
Weight: 
7.00gr
Description

A thin sliver of quartz and calcite is partially covered by groups of bright golden intersecting twinned rutile crystals. The matrix has been stabilised with glue on the reverse to allow for mounting.

A micromount which requires magnification to appreciate.

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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