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Rutile Var Sagenite With Hematite

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Rutile Var Sagenite With Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Gorb, Lärchultini, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

A network of acicular rutile crystals (var. sagenite) aligned in three directions at 120°, replacing a hematite crystal.

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

Sagenite

Variety Of: 

Rutile

Formula: 
TiO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Synonym Of: 

Sagenite (of Kunz)

Hardness: 
0.0

Sagenite (of Saussure)

Hardness: 
0.0

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0