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Adularia With Rutile

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Adularia With Rutile

Former collection Weber (CH) & Christian Mavris
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Blauwäng, Geisspfad, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5.3 × 5.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Weight: 
168.00gr
Description

Elegant oldtimer specimen featuring 8 well-formed, lustrous, mostly twinned adularia crystals nicely perched on the classic metamorphic matrix. Adiacent to the crystals, elongated, very lustroys, jet back striated rutile crystals provide a wonderful contrast. A few colorless quartz crystals are present as well. 

From the Weber collection (pre-1951) and also mine. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Adularia

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6 Ortho - clase

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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