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Rutile

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Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Kipushi Mine, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 6.6 × 4.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Weight: 
80.00gr
Description

Nice specimen from Congo with a single deep red rutile crystal of excellent brightness on matrix. The crystal is 0.8 X 0.7 Cm big.

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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