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Smoky Quartz & Titanite

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Smoky Quartz & Titanite

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Description
Locality: 
Maurerbach Valley, Ströden, Virgen Valley, East Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.3 × 2.7 cm
Description

Cluster of titanite crystals up to 8 mm size with yellow-cognac-reddish color tones on a piece of granite attached to a dark smoky quartz crystal. The dark color of the quartz probably also stems from dense chlorite inclusions. No significant damage except for the rehealed bottom.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0

Titanite

Formula: 
CaTi(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AG.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Titanite occurrence, Hauzenberg, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
JN Minerals

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