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Brookite

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Brookite

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Description
Locality: 
Zard Mountain, Kharan, Baluchistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.6 × 8.1 × 2.8 cm
Description

This is a fine specimen, showing numerous of bladed Brookite reminiscent of a jackstraw, perched on matrix. The Brookite is well developed, sharp edged and high lustrous. The brown and partly transparent crystals are showing a distinctive vertical striation. Despite the specimen is not perfect, it is anyway an aestehtic and rich piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Brookite

Formula: 
TiO2
Strunz: 
4.DD.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Twll Maen Grisial, Fron Olau, Prenteg, Gwynedd (Caernarvonshire), Wales, UK
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