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Rutile

Ex-John H. Eicher Collection; ex-David J. Eicher Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Clay County, North Carolina, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.8 × 1.2 cm
Description

More than two dozen thumbnail specimens of rutile from an old collection. The dimension given is for the largest piece. The glass jar shown here has a diameter of 5.3 cm. Acquired in the 1940s.

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
David J. Eicher

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