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Hematite With Rutile On Quartz

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MGR1154478

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Description
Locality: 
Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 3.4 × 3.6 cm
Description

The specimen is developed as floater - a water-clear and highly lustrous Rock crystal at the base, several Adularia crystals are also involved and set at the top a wonderful arranged group of Iron roses with the typical inter-grown dark ruby-red Rutile crystals. The Hematite is also very lustrous! Overall a fantastic assemble, which couldn´t be more aesthetic.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

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

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White